In 1793 salaries of the mint employees were as follows:
| David Rittenhouse, director, | $2,000 | per annum |
| Tristram Dalton, treasurer, | 1,200 | ” ” |
| Henry Voight, coiner, | 1,500 | ” ” |
| Isaac Hugh, clerk, | 312 | ” ” |
The regular coinage of copper began in 1793; silver in 1794, and gold in 1795.
The following curious extracts are taken from the mint rules and regulations, dated January 1, 1825:
“The allowance under the name of drink money is hereafter to be discontinued.”
“The operations of the mint throughout the year are to commence at 5 o’clock in the morning.”
“Christmas Day and the Fourth of July—and no other days—are established holidays at the mint.”
“He (watchman) will keep in a proper arm chest, securely locked, a musket and bayonet, two pistols and a sword. The arms are to be kept in perfect order and to be inspected by an officer once a month, when the arms are to be discharged and charged anew.
“The watchman of the mint must attend from 6 o’clock in the evening to 5 o’clock in the morning—and until relieved by the permission of an officer, or until the arrival of the doorkeeper. He will ring the yard bell precisely every hour by the mint clock from 10 o’clock until relieved by the doorkeeper, or an officer, or the workmen on working days, and will send the watch-dog through the yard immediately after ringing the bell.”