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Show What Free Coinage Is. I While several gentlemen wero talking at tho Markham ono of them asked concerning con-cerning tho meaning of tho term "free j coinage" as it is so often heard nowa- days. An experienced mining man ex- plained as follows: "Free coinage means ! that the government should coip silver lis it coins gold, freo of charge. There are now four coinage mints in the United Uni-ted States. They are located at San Francisco, Fran-cisco, New Orleans, Carsou City and Philadelphia. Any man who will take 1 gold to any of those mints may receive the gold in the shapo of coin. Silver is not recognized on the sumo basis, mid this is what the silver men demand. "There nre two facts I can learn when 1 look at a twenty dollar gold piece," continued the gentleman, "and thoso are the mint where the coin was turned out and the initials of tho man who made the die. If you don't know where to look for tho marks it ia a hopeless I task, but tho person who penetrates the I secret must havo n uew coin and a good j pair of eyes." Denver News. |