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by of letter from Bombay Mint master to Bombay Agent)
Bombay 5 & Jan.
1894
We have made out a rough calculation of the cost of coining £3.000.000 worth of Silver Into Dollars, and it comes out about Rupees 23 perone Thousand Dollar pieces.
I have assumed that
purchase the silver Taupply
required it.
your
Bank would
it to us as we
If Government agreed to coin the Dollars zens, how long do you think would it take before
could let us know that the thing was settled
The Devices on the Coin would have
to be decided on. I understand that Honghong Dollars were once upon a time coined in the Birmingham Mint, if this is so, no doubt the old matrices may be still in existence
we could use them here to start on
new matrices were supplied, but the Representative of Honghong may prefer new devices, if so you must bear in mind it takes a
long time out here to prepare a matrice
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