Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of the Director of the Mint Upon the Production of Precious Metals in the United States During the Calendar Year 1892 Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith the report of the Director of the Mint upon the production of the precious metals in the United States for the calendar year 1892. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.