This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ...over exports, makes the gain to the silver circulation during the year $28,113,594, and the total silver circulation of United States silver coin on the 1st of July, 1882, $199,573,360. The following table shows the gain during the year: From the Treasurer's statements of the amount of coin in the Treasury, and gold and silver certificates outstanding, and from the reports of the national banks to the Comptroller of the Currency, and certificates held by them, it would appear that on the 1st of July, 1882, the gold and silver of the country, deducting from the amount held by the Treasury the certificates outstanding and counting as coin tbose held by banks and in circulation, belonged as follows: Since the 1st of July and up to October 1, 1882, the coinage of gold was $13,339,863, and of silver, $6,915,185: the excess of exports of gold coin over imports about $2,031,012, and of imports over exports of silver coin, $121,225; leaving the circulation on the 1st instant of United States coins, gold, $512,191,036, and silver, $206,609,770, and total of $718,800,806, as appears from the following statement: Total 514,222,048 Less excess of exports over imports 2, 031,012 Circulation October 1, 1882 512,191, i 206,609,770 718,800,806 All ports for July and August, only New York and San Francisco for September. Besides this amount of gold and silver coin, there was in the mints and assay offices on the 1st of October, deposited or purchased for coinage, gold bullion of the value, approximately, of $51,440,420, and silver bullion costing $3,343,565, making a total of coin and bullion belonging to the United States and awaiting coinage, of gold, $563,631,456, and of silver, $209,953,335, a total of $773,584,791. TOTAL CIRCULATION OF THE UNITED...