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Read, and ordered to be printed.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit, herewith, the annual report of the director of the mint at Philadelphia, showing the operation of the mint and branch mints for the year 1847.
JAMES K. POLK.
Washington, January 31, 1848.
Mint of the United States,
Philadelphia, January 14, 1848.
Sir: I have the honor to present the following report of the operations of the mint and branch mints during the past year.
The coinage at the principal mint amounted to $14,348,367; comprising $13,269,080 in gold, $990,450 in silver, and $61,837 in copper coins; and composed of 11,545,278 pieces. The deposites of gold within the year amounted to $13,670,896, and those of silver to $962,781; making, together, $14,633,677.
At the New Orleans branch mint the coinage amounted to $7,469,000; comprising $6,085,000 in gold, and $1,384,000 in silver coins, and composed of 3,659,500 pieces. The deposites for coinage amounted to $7,739,506: $6,252,288 in gold, and $1,487,278 in silver.
The branch mint at Charlotte received, during the year, deposites of gold to the value of $344,054, and its coinage amounted to $478,820; composed of 84,151 half-eagles, and 23,226 quarter-eagles.
The branch mint at Dahlonega received, during the year, deposites of gold to the value of $352,366, and its coinage amounted to $361,485; composed of 64,405 half-eagles, and 15,748 quarter-eagles.
The deposites during the year, at the four mints, amounted, in all, to the sum of $23,069,603; of which $20,619,544 was in gold, and $2,450,059 in silver. The whole coinage amounted to $22,657,672; composed of $20,221,385 in gold, $2,374,450 in silver, and $61,837 in copper coins.
Statements, in the tabular form, relative to the operations of the year, and former years, are subjoined; and, from the last of these, it will be seen that the coinage of 1847 is nearly double, in value, to that of any former year, and that the proportion of gold to silver has greatly increased.
Of the deposites, a large portion was made under the act of February 9, 1783, which requires that all foreign gold and silver coins, (except Spanish milled dollars, and parts of such dollars,) which shall be received for moneys due to the United States, shall, previously to their being issued in circulation, be coined anew. The amount thus received, at the Philadelphia mint, was $9,829,404.
I have the honor to be, sir, with great respect, your faithful servant,
R.M. PATTERSON,
Director of the Mint.
To the President of the United States.
Statement of deposites and coinage at the Mint of the United States and branches in the year 1847.
| DEPOSITES. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINTS. | Total. | ||||
| Charlotte, N.C. | Dahlonega, Geo. | New Orleans. | Philadelphia. | ||
| Gold. | |||||
| United States coins, old standard. | $9,901 | $35,534 | $45,435 | ||
| Foreign coins. | 6,220,700 | 13,171,679 | 19,392,379 | ||
| United States bullion. | $344,054 | $352,366 | 9,256 | 183,409 | 889,085 |
| Foreign bullion. | 12,371 | 280,274 | 292,645 | ||
| United States coins, old | |||||
| Total gold. | 344,054 | 352,366 | 6,252,228 | 13,670,896 | 20,619,544 |
| Silver. | |||||
| Foreign coins. | 1,324,680 | 865,705 | 2,190,385 | ||
| Foreign bullion. | 162,598 | 90,669 | 253,267 | ||
| United States bullion. | 6,407 | 6,407 | |||
| Total silver. | 1,487,278 | 962,781 | 2,450,059 | ||
| Total gold and silver. | $344,054 | $352,366 | $7,739,506 | $14,633,677 | $23,069,603 |
| COINAGE. | |||||
| Gold. | |||||
| Eagles, pieces. | 571,500 | 862,264 | 1,433,764 | ||
| Half-eagles, pieces. | 84,151 | 64,405 | 12,000 | 919,781 | 1,080,337 |
| Quarter-eagles, pieces. | 23,266 | 15,784 | 124,000 | 29,814 | 192,824 |
| Value gold, dollars. | 478,820 | 361,485 | 6,085,000 | 13,296,080 | 20,221,385 |
| Silver. | |||||
| Dollars, pieces. | 140,750 | 140,750 | |||
| Half-dollars, pieces. | 2,584,000 | 1,156,000 | 3,740,000 | ||
| Quarter-dollars, pieces. | 368,000 | 734,000 | 1,102,000 | ||
| Dimes, pieces. | 245,000 | 245,000 | |||
| Half-dimes, pieces. | 1,274,000 | 1,274,000 | |||
| Value silver, dollars. | 1,384,000 | 990,450 | 2,374,450 | ||
| Copper. | |||||
| Cents, pieces. | 6,183,669 | 6,183,669 | |||
| Half-cents, pieces. | |||||
| Value copper, dollars. | 61,836 69 | 61,836 69 | |||
| Number of pieces. | 107,377 | 80,189 | 3,659,500 | 11,545,278 | 15,392,344 |
| Value copper, dollars. | 478,820 | 361,485 | 7,469,000 | 14,348,366 69 | 22,657,671 69 |
Statement of the annual amounts of deposites of gold, for coinage, at the mint of the United States and its branches, from mines in the United States.
| Periods. | Deposited at the United States mint. | Deposited at the branch mints. | Mint and branches. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia. | North Carolina. |
South Carolina. |
Georgia. | Tennessee. | Alabama. | Various sources. |
Total at the U.S. mint. | Branch mint at Charlotte, N.C. | Branch mint at Dahlonega, Ga. | Branch mint at New Orleans. | Total at the Branch mints. | Total deposites of U.S. gold. | |
| 1824 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | ||||||||||
| 1825 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | ||||||||||
| 1826 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||||||
| 1827 | 21,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 | ||||||||||
| 1828 | 46,000 | 46,000 | 46,000 | ||||||||||
| 1829 | $2,500 | 134,000 | $3,500 | 140,000 | 140,000 | ||||||||
| 1830 | 24,000 | 204,000 | 26,000 | $212,000 | 466,000 | 466,000 | |||||||
| 1831 | 26,000 | 294,000 | 22,000 | 176,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | 520,000 | 520,000 | |||||
| 1832 | 34,000 | 458,000 | 45,000 | 140,000 | 1,000 | 678,000 | 678,000 | ||||||
| 1833 | 104,000 | 475,000 | 66,000 | 216,000 | 7,000 | 868,000 | 868,000 | ||||||
| 1834 | 62,000 | 380,000 | 38,000 | 415,000 | 3,000 | 898,000 | 898,000 | ||||||
| 1835 | 60,400 | 263,500 | 42,400 | 319,900 | 100 | 12,200 | 698,500 | 698,500 | |||||
| 1836 | 62,000 | 148,100 | 55,200 | 201,400 | 300 | 467,000 | 467,000 | ||||||
| 1837 | 52,100 | 116,900 | 29,400 | 83,600 | 282,000 | 282,000 | |||||||
| 1838 | 55,000 | 66,000 | 13,000 | 36,000 | 1,500 | 200 | 171,700 | $127,000 | $135,700 | $700 | $263,400 | 435,100 | |
| 1839 | 57,600 | 53,500 | 6,300 | 20,300 | 300 | $500 | 138,500 | 126,836 | 113,035 | 6,869 | 246,740 | 385,240 | |
| 1840 | 38,995 | 36,804 | 5,319 | 91,113 | 104 | 4,431 | 176,766 | 124,726 | 121,858 | 2,835 | 249,419 | 426,185 | |
| 1841 | 25,736 | 76,431 | 3,440 | 139,796 | 1,212 | 1,863 | 248,478 | 129,847 | 161,974 | 1,818 | 293,639 | 542,117 | |
| 1842 | 42,163 | 61,629 | 223 | 150,276 | 5,579 | 13,717 | 273,587 | 174,508 | 323,372 | 5,630 | 503,510 | 777,097 | |
| 1843 | 48,148 | 62,873 | 5,099 | 56,619 | 2,788 | 4,786 | 415 | 180,728 | 272,064 | 570,080 | 22,573 | 864,717 | 1,045,445 |
| 1844 | 40,595 | 194,917 | 11,856 | 30,739 | 2,240 | 12,298 | 2,377 | 295,022 | 167,348 | 479,794 | 25,036 | 672,178 | 967,200 |
| 1845 | 86,783 | 365,886 | 5,386 | 17,325 | 3,202 | 6,472 | 4,328 | 489,382 | 498,632 | 20,313 | 518,945 | 1,008,327 | |
| 1846 | 55,538 | 286,105 | 100,641 | 13,601 | 2,642 | 7,542 | 466,069 | 196,381 | 455,149 | 21,758 | 673,288 | 1,139,357 | |
| 1847 | 67,736 | 99,491 | 1,102 | 10,547 | 2,511 | 2,022 | 183,409 | 344,054 | 352,366 | 9,256 | 705,676 | 889,085 | |
| 945,294 | 3,886,136 | 479,866 | 2,330,216 | 28,899 | 45,493 | 34,237 | 7,750,141 | 1,662,764 | 3,211,960 | 116,788 | 4,991,512 | 12,741,653 | |
Coinage of the mint of the United States, in the several years from its establishment, in 1792, and including the coinage of the branch mints from the commencement of their operations, in 1838.
| Years. | GOLD. | SILVER. | COPPER. | WHOLE COINAGE. | |||||
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| Value. | Value. | Value. | No. of pieces. | Value. | |||||
| 1793 to 1795 |
$71,485 | 00 | $370,683 | 80 | $11,373 | 00 | 1,834,420 | $453,541 | 80 |
| 1796 | 102,727 | 50 | 79,077 | 50 | 10,324 | 40 | 1,219,370 | 192,129 | 40 |
| 1797 | 103,422 | 50 | 12,591 | 45 | 9,510 | 34 | 1,095,165 | 125,524 | 29 |
| 1798 | 205,610 | 00 | 330,291 | 00 | 9,797 | 00 | 1,368,241 | 545,698 | 00 |
| 1799 | 213,285 | 00 | 423,515 | 00 | 9,106 | 68 | 1,365,681 | 645,906 | 68 |
| 1800 | 317,760 | 00 | 224,296 | 00 | 29,279 | 40 | 3,337,972 | 571,335 | 40 |
| 1801 | 422,570 | 00 | 74,758 | 00 | 13,628 | 37 | 1,571,390 | 510,956 | 37 |
| 1802 | 423,310 | 00 | 58,343 | 00 | 34,422 | 83 | 3,615,869 | 516,075 | 83 |
| 1803 | 258,377 | 50 | 87,118 | 00 | 25,203 | 03 | 2,780,830 | 370,698 | 53 |
| 1804 | 258,642 | 50 | 100,340 | 50 | 12,844 | 94 | 2,046,839 | 371,827 | 94 |
| 1805 | 170,367 | 50 | 149,388 | 50 | 13,483 | 48 | 2,260,361 | 333,239 | 48 |
| 1806 | 324,505 | 00 | 471,319 | 00 | 5,260 | 00 | 1,815,409 | 801,084 | 00 |
| 1807 | 437,495 | 00 | 597,448 | 75 | 9,652 | 21 | 2,731,345 | 1,044,595 | 96 |
| 1808 | 284,665 | 00 | 684,300 | 00 | 13,090 | 00 | 2,935,888 | 982,055 | 00 |
| 1809 | 169,375 | 00 | 707,376 | 00 | 8,001 | 53 | 2,861,834 | 884,752 | 53 |
| 1810 | 501,435 | 00 | 638,773 | 50 | 15,660 | 00 | 3,056,418 | 1,155,868 | 50 |
| 1811 | 497,905 | 00 | 608,340 | 00 | 2,495 | 95 | 1,649,570 | 1,108,740 | 95 |
| 1812 | 290,435 | 00 | 814,029 | 50 | 10,755 | 00 | 2,761,646 | 1,115,219 | 50 |
| 1813 | 477,140 | 00 | 620,951 | 50 | 4,180 | 00 | 1,755,331 | 1,102,271 | 50 |
| 1814 | 77,270 | 00 | 561,687 | 50 | 3,578 | 30 | 1,833,859 | 642,535 | 80 |
| 1815 | 3,175 | 00 | 17,308 | 00 | 69,867 | 20,483 | 00 | ||
| 1816 | 28,575 | 75 | 28,209 | 82 | 2,888,135 | 56,785 | 57 | ||
| 1817 | 607,783 | 50 | 39,484 | 00 | 5,163,967 | 647,267 | 50 | ||
| 1818 | 242,940 | 00 | 1,070,454 | 50 | 31,670 | 00 | 5,537,084 | 1,345,064 | 50 |
| 1819 | 258,615 | 00 | 1,140,000 | 00 | 26,710 | 00 | 5,074,723 | 1,425,325 | 00 |
| 1820 | 1,319,030 | 00 | 501,680 | 70 | 44,075 | 50 | 6,492,509 | 1,864,786 | 20 |
| 1821 | 189,325 | 00 | 825,762 | 45 | 3,890 | 00 | 3,139,249 | 1,018,977 | 45 |
| 1822 | 88,980 | 00 | 805,806 | 50 | 20,723 | 39 | 3,813,788 | 915,509 | 89 |
| 1823 | 72,425 | 00 | 895,550 | 00 | 2,166,485 | 967,975 | 00 | ||
| 1824 | 93,200 | 00 | 1,752,477 | 00 | 12,620 | 00 | 4,786,894 | 1,858,297 | 00 |
| 1825 | 156,385 | 00 | 1,564,583 | 00 | 14,926 | 00 | 5,178,760 | 1,735,894 | 00 |
| 1826 | 92,245 | 00 | 2,002,090 | 00 | 16,344 | 25 | 5,774,434 | 2,110,679 | 25 |
| 1827 | 131,565 | 00 | 2,869,200 | 00 | 23,577 | 32 | 9,097,845 | 3,024,342 | 32 |
| 1828 | 140,145 | 00 | 1,575,600 | 00 | 25,636 | 24 | 6,196,853 | 1,741,381 | 24 |
| 1829 | 295,717 | 50 | 1,994,578 | 00 | 16,580 | 00 | 7,674,501 | 2,306,875 | 50 |
| 1830 | 643,105 | 00 | 2,495,400 | 00 | 17,115 | 00 | 8,357,191 | 3,155,620 | 00 |
| 1831 | 714,270 | 00 | 3,175,600 | 00 | 33,603 | 60 | 11,792,284 | 3,923,473 | 60 |
| 1832 | 798,435 | 00 | 2,579,000 | 00 | 23,620 | 00 | 9,128,387 | 3,401,055 | 00 |
| 1833 | 978,550 | 00 | 2,759,000 | 00 | 28,160 | 00 | 10,307,790 | 3,765,710 | 00 |
| 1834 | 3,954,270 | 00 | 3,415,002 | 00 | 19,151 | 00 | 11,637,643 | 7,388,423 | 00 |
| 1835 | 2,186,175 | 00 | 3,443,003 | 00 | 39,489 | 00 | 15,996,342 | 5,668,667 | 00 |
| 1836 | 4,135,700 | 00 | 3,606,100 | 00 | 23,100 | 00 | 13,719,333 | 7,764,900 | 00 |
| 1837 | 1,148,305 | 00 | 2,096,010 | 00 | 55,583 | 00 | 13,010,721 | 3,299,898 | 00 |
| 1838 | 1,809,595 | 00 | 2,333,243 | 00 | 63,702 | 00 | 15,780,311 | 4,206,540 | 00 |
| 1839 | 1,355,885 | 00 | 2,189,296 | 00 | 31,286 | 61 | 11,811,594 | 3,576,467 | 61 |
| 1840 | 1,675,302 | 50 | 1,726,703 | 00 | 24,627 | 00 | 10,558,240 | 3,426,632 | 50 |
| 1841 | 1,091,597 | 50 | 1,132,750 | 00 | 15,973 | 67 | 8,811,968 | 2,240,321 | 17 |
| 1842 | 1,834,170 | 00 | 2,332,750 | 00 | 23,833 | 90 | 11,743,153 | 4,190,753 | 90 |
| 1843 | 8,108,797 | 50 | 3,834,750 | 00 | 24,283 | 20 | 14,640,582 | 11,967,830 | 70 |
| 1844 | 5,428,230 | 00 | 2,235,550 | 00 | 23,987 | 52 | 9,051,834 | 7,687,767 | 52 |
| 1845 | 3,756,447 | 50 | 1,873,200 | 00 | 38,948 | 04 | 11,806,196 | 5,668,595 | 54 |
| 1846 | 4,034,177 | 50 | 2,558,580 | 00 | 41,208 | 00 | 10,133,515 | 6,633,965 | 50 |
| 1847 | 20,221,385 | 00 | 2,374,450 | 00 | 61,836 | 69 | 15,392,344 | 22,657,671 | 69 |
| 72,565,927 | 50 | 71,426,464 | 90 | 1,145,601 | 21 | 330,631,960 | 145,137,993 | 61 | |