Show 0 STOCK OF SILVER DOLLARS from boston comes the report that the stock of silver dollars on october 1 1918 was compared with the yea yeara before the reduction of was due to melting of silver dollars under the pittman act to provide silver bullion for shipment to india the most remarkable item in monthly circulation statement was a drop in standard silver dollars in circulation during september from to this item had shown an increase during the summer notwithstanding the melting process on july was on august it was and on september 79 this drop of in silver dollars in one month is the greatest change in this item in any one month in years and is the smallest figure at which this item has stood in years in september silver certificates in circulation decreased from to or by making total decrease in standard dollars and silver certificates the stock of silver dollars was reduced during the month from to or by the drop in standard silver dollars from to probably represents the melting during the month of a large store of silver dollars carried as a bookkeeping item as in actual circulation but which were under control of the government |