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The 1806 Mint Report

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The 1806 Mint Report
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[United States Government]. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, COMMUNICATING THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE MINT, OF THE OPERATIONS OF THAT INSTITUTION DURING THE LAST YEAR. Washington: A. & G. Way, printers. January 28, 1807. 8vo, self-covered. 7, (1) pages including 1 table; 1 folding additional table. Disbound, as usual; ex War Department library, with their stamp; very good. An early Mint Report, as transmitted by President Thomas Jefferson to the United States Congress. This is the second report submitted by Robert Patterson, the fourth Director of the Mint (who served 1805-1824). The written report provides the totals of the various denominations struck during the course of 1806 and some interesting commentary: “It will be observed that but little has been done in the coinage of copper during the last year. This was owing to the cent-press requiring a new screw, and other repairs, which it was not easy to procure...” The tables provide the full report of Benjamin Rush, in his role as Treasurer of the Mint, giving the number of coins struck during each quarter arranged by denomination and metal, and a report on expenditures. Early Mint Reports, issued under a variety of names and in a number of formats, are legitimate rarities and of unquestionable importance as primary records. Shaw and Shoemaker 13984.