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YIELD OF THE MINTS SINCE THE CONQUEST.
89
MINT OF MEXICO
Comprised in four sections: 1st, coinage of gold and silver from 1690 to 1821; 2d, from 1822 to 1829; 3d, from 1830 to 1844; and 4th, coinage of copper only.
| 1690 to 1822, | or, in 132 years, | in silver, | $1.574,031,650..1..10 |
| 1732 to 1822, | gold, | 60,018,880..0..00 | |
| 1822 to 1829, | silver, | 23,179,384..3..03 | |
| "" | gold, | 4,392,502..0..00 | |
| 1830 to 1844, | silver, | 18,829,250..4..02 | |
| "" | gold, | 1,430,258..0..00 | |
| 1814 to 1844, | copper, | 5,232,765..0..09 | |
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| Total | $1,675,909..2.00 |
| From this must be deducted on account of recoinage, &c. &c., according to statement of the mint, | 12,195,941..0..00 |
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| 1,675,909,749..1..08 | |
| And to this last sum must be added for gold coinage from 1609 to 1732, not included in the previous statement, | 24,237,766..0..00 |
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| Total coinage of mint in the city of Mexico to 1844, | 1,700,147,515..1..08 |
| From 1535 to 1690—it is estimated that there were coined in the mint of Mexico alone: | |
| Gold, | $ 31,000,000 |
| Silver, | 620,000,000 |
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| Total | 651,000,000 |
| Add the preceding result from 1690 to 1844, | 1,700,147,515 |
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| Total coinage in mint of city of Mexico from 1535 to 1844, | $ 2,351,147,515 |
MINT OF CHIHUAHUA
Comprised in three sections: 1st, coinage of silver 1811 to 1814; 2d, of silver and gold from 1832 to 1844; 3d, of copper only.
| 1811 to 1814, | silver, | $3,603,660..0..00 | |
| 1832 to 1844, | " | 3,026,215..3..08 | |
| "" | gold, | 368,248..0..00 | |
| 1833 to 1835 | copper, | 50,428..5..00 | |
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| Total | [1]$7,048,552..0..08 |
- ↑ These calculations are made in dollars, reales, or pieces of the value of 12 ½ cents, and medios, or pieces of the value of 6½ cents.
