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1873 - Coinage Act Document :

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
1873 - Coinage Act Document :
Notice from Adams Express indicating receipt of $322,588.50 in gold coinage part of a lot of $701,000.00 of gold coin received Dec. 31, 1873. Receipt from James Pollock, Superintendent of the U.S. Mint. Fine. 7.75” x 10”. President Abraham Lincoln appointed James Pollock as Director of the Mint in May of 1861; Pollock’s tenure as Director of the Mint ended in September 1866. He was reappointed Director of the Mint by Ulysses S. Grant in May 1869, where he remained until 1873. During that time the Carson City Mint opened its doors and an assay office was opened at Boise, Idaho.