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Show I UNITED STATES COINACE. Washington, 2.-Thc coinage dur: inn tho fiscal year ending Juno ot , It,'?:'- according to Secretary Klchard-) son's report, was as lollows : Oold j coinage. $30,249,33$; silver coniage S(,15 795; miner coinage, S1J!,0-X', Will $3S C,S9,1$3. During the same pcriiit tbe value of bars manulac-tm-.il was as follows : Fine gnltl, , 7 r39Sl3;,,,,pa,kvlgold,s8,IS,,h02;l total gold, $15,925,110, line si vcr, lis 373; imparted silver. 5-S,-ll-,-711; total silver, $11,592,01; tola! -old and silver bars, S2, r,-0. A rcneal is recomnicndtxl oi the charge if coining gold, and also 01 uic . .....b' , , for copper used lor alloy , is beinu-an ineonven.ent .cm me I -mating the coinage va tie of gold. , n With a view to pivvent the export of -old coin, a.nhority should be given ?or keeping it i treasury wOicn H, conditio,, will admit; and he bars shot Id be of ihieness in weight ami v: l.,eth:.ttl,e.vcan be exchanged fo r oi. They would then nlwa s 1 c ,-efc.-red to coin lor expoit, and gol. , V , ol full weight would be rclauajl , Sn lhecounli-ynisleadol being .delicti .deli-cti for cxpoii. - |