Show SAN FRANCISCO MINT Increase of Coinage Beaches Four Millions For 1897 San Francisco Jan IThe report of the local branch mint shows an increase in-crease ofthe coinage for the year 1897 of nearly 4000000 and the largest business with the exception of two years since the mint was established in i I 1854 The deposits for the past year have been correspondingly heavy leaving leav-ing nearly 4000000 uncoined gold deposits de-posits in the mint at the close of the years business The total of gold coined was 33522 500 of which 29405000 were double eagles 2347500 eagles and 1770000 in half eagles The total silver coinage coin-age was 656179165 |