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Show MINTAGE INCREASES ALMOST $2,000,000 Philadelphia, Jan. 3. Almost $2,-OOO.Onn $2,-OOO.Onn more money was coined in the I'nited States mint in this city during the year lfl3 than during 1912 There was a genernl increase in the coinage of almost all metals, but most of the increase represents the manufacture of the new buffalo nickels. In the annual an-nual report of John H. Iandls. superintendent super-intendent of the mint, which was compiled com-piled yesterday. It is shown that during dur-ing 1913 there were 1G0.067.62G pieces of money coined from all metals amounting to $20,182,841. During 1012 the coinage was 121,-653,122 121,-653,122 piece and the money value $18,342,483. Last year there were 042,611 worth of nickels struck, while in the year previous the nickel amounted am-ounted to $1,311,835. No money was coined for foreign countries at the mint during the last year, although in 1912 a large number of dfimea were struck for Costa Rica and more than $500,000 in silver dollars were cuined for San Salvador. The coining of 1914 nickels, the nly coinage thus far ordered by the treasury department depart-ment for use in the United States, was begun yesterday. An order was received, however, for the coinage of thousands of dollars for San Salvador, and this work is expected ex-pected to be started in the near future. fu-ture. As usual, all dies used during the past year were destroyed. nn |