TROY STANDARD POUND WEIGHT.
Fac-simile, exact size.
All of the scales and delicate test instruments in use by the government, not only in Philadelphia Mint, but at the several branch mints, are manufactured in this country, and as examples of wonderful mechanical machines of minute accuracy they lead the world. Some of them are the work of Mr. Henry Troemner, of Philadelphia, to whom, it is proper to say, the writer is largely indebted for the facts given in this article. Mr. Troemner, in the capacity of government expert, makes frequent visits to the most distant points in the Union for the verification of national standards. The Treasury Department made an especial request of him to exhibit at the New Orleans Exposition, a line of his fine balances.
EXTRACT FROM CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
Article I., Sect. 8. The Congress shall have power ... to coin money, regulate the value thereof and of foreign coins, and fix the standard of weights and measures, ... to provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States.
Article I. Sect. 2. No State shall ... coin money, emit bills of credit, make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts, ...
Coinage, fiscal year 1887.
| Description. | Pieces. | Value. |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 3,724,720 | $22,393,279.00 |
| Silver | 44,231,288 | 34,366,483.75 |
| Minor Coins | 50,166,509 | 943,650.65 |
| Total | 98,122,517 | $57,703,413.40 |
Total number of Coinage Dies made during the year 1887.