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Show CIMI1 OF GOLD TO BE BESiMED SOON Coins Held for Federal Government Are to Be Released. Gold coin, a rarily among money changers, chang-ers, and even ' more rare as a medium of common excha nge. is soon lo he restored re-stored to clrcula tion. Gold was removed from ei renin t ion some months ago by federal mandate, and paper certificates have since been its substitute. Gold pieces, according to national treasury orders, are to be given their regular place as purchasing- mediums. Glittering pieces of the S10 and ?:'U denominations have nut been seen to any CNtent in the past eighteen months, the mandate restricting-their use becoming becom-ing effective immediately after the United Unit-ed States entered the recent world war. Local banks have since then operated without the use of gold except as a circulating cir-culating intermediary with their customers. custom-ers. As a matter of fact, all gold, under the ruling of t tie treasury department, has been systematically diverted from common use to the purposes of the federal fed-eral government. Hanks, In all intam ts. set aside every piece of gold coming into their possession, to be later deposited in the federal reserve hank or branch of th t Institution. In recognition of such deposit de-posit the federal bank issued paper certificates cer-tificates to tliotunoiint of the deposit to the depositor. The u-old, in turn, being hold in custody- by the federal ha nit until interna t tonal io.i n requirements demanded de-manded removal to meet loan calls. According to lo'-al nnanriers. the gold requirements of the government have ..11 been met. and coin of this metal may now be retained for circulatory purposes. pur-poses. With the rest riot inns on circulation f gold a'so came a ban against the use of silver- as a purchasing medium, but n a more modified principle than t hat held against pnlri. Silver hollats were j all withdiau'ii from distribution as money. but silver coin of leser denomination has; continued bi circ.Pauon. and much new j coin Of this c'as has been issued by the mint since the war. It is now cxre.-ted that manv new coiraqe sih-er dol'ars , uiii- anpc-ir nt the hanks h; a short! time, as b i- genera. II v tmderslob that t the o'd dollais have been cast into bars j for foreign snipment a pore metal. Pu-h ' of these bars a have not been put to; thi purpose wili be rejoined. There is j a probability, local bankers declare, that j the mint wih soon isue s" er dollars i under a b'tahy new design tl'an the old form. |