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Message of the president of the United States transmitting a report of the operations of the Mint and its branches, including the Assay Office, for the year 1855

(1856)


Periodical Summary

Mint Director James Ross Snowden's report for the year 1855.

Paul Hybert summary: "A report from mint director James Ross Snowden to President Pierce, who relayed it to Congress. Half of the report consists of a descriptive listing of the dies of medals in the collection of the U.S. Mint. This list is a corrected and enlarged version of the listing contained in the Mint Report from 1853."

A transcript is at: http://www.chicagocoinclub.org/lib/us/cis/34-1/hed70.html.

From the Congressional serial set, 34th Congress, 1st session, Senate Executive document no. 51.  Also entered in the House record, as 34th Congress, 1st session, House Executive document no. 70.

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