U.S. Mint Reports
Primarily consisting of the Mint Director's annual report, this series contains information often found nowhere else, revealing internal workings of the Mint and copious statistical data. In addition to the annual reports, this series includes other reports as issued, for example, results of assay tests of foreign gold and silver coins. Beginning in 2010, the biennial report on coinage production cost and cost saving alternatives is included in this series.
Note: Reports are categorized by year published rather than year covered. In some cases, the annual report for a given year was not published until the following year.
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1/4/1822Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the director of the Mint, giving the result of assays of the several foreign coins still current in the United States ...
The Mint Director's report on assays made of foreign coins. The same text is also found in the American State Papers, finance (class 3), volume 3, report no. 625.
Paul Hybert summary: "An assay of foreign coins, from mint director Robert Patterson to Acting Treasury Secretary Crawford, who relayed it to Congress. The recent assay results for the three types of foreign silver coins still current are stated — they are consistent with prior results. In case Congress is considering legislation regarding foreign coins, a statement of the average of the results, from the past five years, of assays on gold and silver coins is given."
A transcription is at: http://www.chicagocoinclub.org/lib/us/asp/cl03.finance/v3/n625.html. Note, this particular copy of the report is incomplete. The reader will find the full text at the link for the transcription.
1/7/1822Message from the president of the United States, transmitting a report of the director of the Mint, of the operations of that institution for the year ending December 31, 1821 ...
Mint Director Robert Patterson's report for the year 1821. The same text appears in the American State Papers, finance (class 3), volume 3, report no. 626.
Paul Hybert summary: "A short report from mint director Patterson to President Monroe, who relayed it to Congress. Almost a quarter of the deposited silver bullion came from South America or Mexico."
A transcript is at: http://www.chicagocoinclub.org/lib/us/asp/cl03.finance/v3/n626.html.
12/24/1822Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the result of assays made at the Mint of the United States, of the several species of foreign coins, current, by law...
A report from the Director of the Mint (Robert Patterson) on the assay of foreign coins. The same text is in the American State Papers, finance (class 3), volume 4, report no. 655.
Paul Hybert summary: "An assay of foreign silver coins, from mint director Robert Patterson to Treasury Secretary Crawford, who relayed it to Congress. The recent assay results for the three types of foreign silver coins still current are stated — they are consistent with prior results."
A transcription is at: http://www.chicagocoinclub.org/lib/us/asp/cl03.finance/v4/n655.html.
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U.S. Mint ReportsPublished by: Government Printing Office