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24. In this opinion; but as the English Six pence weighs only 44 grains the ten cent piece would require more alloy than the English standard.

The cent. I enclose drawings of one cent and ten cent piece showing what I consider would be appropriate inscriptions for each in English and Chinese. I would suggest that the Colonial Government should only make use of these coins in the same way as the cash in the payment of sums below a Dollar and that they be sold to the Public at the Treasury only in exchange for dollars; and I consider that the limitation of their amount legal tender, and the limited quantity and the limited amount for which they will be legal tender, will ensure their passing current at all times at the rate assigned to them by law.

N4- Drawing of One Cent and Ten Cent piece

25. These coins like the Cash should for the same reasons be manufactured in England, and the following quantity would be required to commence with viz.

26. 1,000,000 Cents = $10,000

100,000 Ten Cent pieces = $10,000

I assume that the total expense of the coinage will fall on the colony and the profits, if any...

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24. In this opinion; but as the English Six pence weighs only 44 grains the ten cent piece would require more alloy than the English standard. The cent. I enclose drawings of one cent and ten cent piece showing what I consider would be appropriate inscriptions for each in English and Chinese. I would suggest that the Colonial Government should only make use of these coins in the same way as the cash in the payment of sums below a Dollar and that they be sold to the Public at the Treasury only in exchange for dollars; and I consider that the limitation of their amount legal tender, and the limited quantity and the limited amount for which they will be legal tender, will ensure their passing current at all times at the rate assigned to them by law. N4- Drawing of One Cent and Ten Cent piece 25. These coins like the Cash should for the same reasons be manufactured in England, and the following quantity would be required to commence with viz. 26. 1,000,000 Cents = $10,000 100,000 Ten Cent pieces = $10,000 I assume that the total expense of the coinage will fall on the colony and the profits, if any...
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کم ممک

in this opinion; but as the English Six pence weighs only 44 grains the ten cent piece would require more alloy than the English standard.

24.

the cent

I enclose drawings of and ten cent piece showing what I

consider would be appropriate inscriptions for each in Englick j and Chinere. I would

I would suggest

suggest that

the Colonial Government should only

make use of way as

of

sums

these coins in the same

the cash in the payment

N4- Drawing of Aut and Ten Aut picci

below a Dollan and that they be sold to the Public at the Freasing only in exchange for dollars; and I consider that the limitation

бар

their

amount

legal

quantity and the limited

which they will be

да

صارع

tender, will ensure their passing

current at all times at the rate

assigned to them by law.

25. These coins like the Cash should

the for the

same reasons be manufactured in England, and the following quantity

07

cach would be required to commence with viz.

26.

1,000,000 Cents.

$10,000

100,000 Ten Cant pieces = $10,000

I assume that the total

expense of

the coinage will fall the colony and the profite, of any

on

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