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Show BEATS THE WORLD IN GOLD COINAGE Enormous Sum of S54,G93,500, or 110 Tons, Turned Out of 'Frisco Mint in Two Months. SAN FRANCISCO. Marc,h 31.-Co!naga of gold at the mint in this city since last February was concluded today. Superintendent Leach said, rcKard-Ing rcKard-Ing the coinage: "Undoubtedly 'the mint has broken nil lecorda for gold coinage since tho uso of money began In civilization. The amount coined this month has reached the enormous enor-mous sum of $XJ, 11 15,500, an avcrago of more than $1,000,000 a day; In fact, the deliveries de-liveries to tho superintendent from tho colnlns department during tho last four days averaKOd Jl.SGO.OOO per day. "ThlH, with tho sum of $21,&SO.OOO coined In February, makes a total of 55l.C33.500, In weight this amount would make more than 110 tons, or a little more than four big carloads of twcnty-tlvo tonn each. "A research of books and records pertaining per-taining to coinage matter falln to show any account of a colnago executed In tho eamo length of time rual to this In any of tho other nations of tho world," f |