Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1901 — Work of the British Mint. [ARTICLE]

Work of the British Mint.

Some interesting figures have been published relating to the work of the British Mint last year. It seems the total coins numbered 107,000,000 valued at £15,770,000, an increase of £5,000,000 In value over the year 1890. Of the coins 41,000,000 were silver, of the value of £2,000,000, the profit on which, •owing to the low price of silver, was actually £974,000. The total profit amounted to £900,000, so that there was only £IO,OOO profit on the gold and brOtaze coinage. The bronze coins Issued were 51,040,000, requiring 391 tons of metal of the nominal value of £168,800.