YIELD OF THE MINTS SINCE THE CONQUEST. 



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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, $1,574,931,650.. 1.. 10 

 1733 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, 5,323,765..0..09 



Total, .... $1,688,105,960..2..00 

 From this must be deducted on account of 

 recoinage, &c. &c, according to state- 

 ment of the mint, .... 12,195,941. .0..00 



$1,675,909,749.. 1.. 08 



And to this last sum must be added for 

 gold coinage from 1609 to 1732, not in- 

 cluded in the previous statement, . . 24,237,766. .0.. 00 



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 



Total, .... 651,000,000 

 Add the preceding result from 1690 to 1844, . 1,700,147,515 



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 



Total, 1 $7,048,552..0..08 



1 These calculations are made in dollars, reales, or pieces of the value of 12^ 

 cents, and medios, or pieces of the value of 6* cents. 

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