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 696 TITLE xxxvu.——(}OINAGE, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES. that purpose. He shall keep a careful record of all transactions with the superintendenli, noting the weigh; pnd ggaractlfr of the bullion, and shall be responsib e for all bullion e iver to im until the same is returned to the superintendent and the proper vouchers obtained. Dutiesoieeiners. Sec. 3509. The coiner shall execute a 1 the operations which are neces- "_—_‘_—Ibid_, E7, p_ 4% sary in order to form coins, conformable in all respects to the law, from the standard gold and silver mgots, and alloys for minor coinage, legallv delivered to him for that purpose; and shall be responsible for all bulliop cllelivered to huié, untia the spme is returned to the superintendent an theproper vouc ers o taine . Duties Og 6,,- Sec._3510. The engrayer shall prepare from the original dies already gravers. authorized all the working-dies required for use in the coinage of the "I_bid`_’S_“8,p"_4'25` _ several mints, and, when new coms or devices are authorized, shall, if recéuired by the Director pfghe Mint, prepare the devices, models, molds, an matrices, or origina ies, for the same· but the Director of the Mint shall nevertheless have power. with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, to engage temporarily for this purpose the services of one or more artnsts, distinguishe in their respective departments of art, wlhowahall belplaifl golr auch service from the contingent appropriation for t et intat ia ep ia. veioldcoinsoithe _Sec. 3511. The gold coins of the United States shall be a one-dollar Ln2t9d $”**°¤ and piece, which, at the standard weight of twenty-tive and eight-tenths their weight. - h I. g y g §3$s’,§.“L 'iftilii “5“ii°f ‘“'“°; “i‘lli“'t°H`°’“gl°ii°’}fl{’ “"'* “M .,. . . · · c · e—_o ar p1ece· a -eage or ve- o ar 1ece; an eagle, or teirdollar piece; and a,double—eagle: or twenty-dollhr piece. And the standard weight of the gold dollar shall be twenty—hve and eight—tenths grains; of the quarter-eagle, or two and a half dollar piece, gixtyéoup and a_ half graglnsil 115: the fhree-diolla; piece, seventy-sekyen and our- n s grams o_ e a -eag e. or ve- ollar piece, one undred and twenty-nme grams; of the eagle, or ten—dollar piece, two hungredhaudlfifsy-elght grains: of the double—eagle, or twenty-dollar piece, ve un re an six een ams. Recoinage of Sec. 3512. Any gold cghs in the Treasurv of the United States, when sold ¤<>¤¤¤· reduced in wciglht by natural abrasion more than one-half of one per Ibid,,5_l4,p,426, centum below the standard weight rescribcd by law. shall be recoined. Silva,. mins and Sec. 3513. The silver coins of the United States shall be a trade-doltheir weight. lar, a halfidollar, or fifty—cent piece, a quarter-dollar, or twenty-tive-cent b. .p. . . 3 M,,,, 1875, c_ be four hundred and twenty grams troy; the weight of the haltdollar 143, v. 18, p. 478. shall be twelve grams and one-halt of a gram; the quarter-dollar and 631;.·g1T&;8Ztié§; theddgmc shall be, respectively, one-half and one-fifth of the weight of Ré?`vJ%L, ,,3,;,, Jlsai Zlglf-dollar. ..0. I,8...·,'l‘. ,[I. . dmndalfd _`foF Sec. 3514. The standard for both gold and silver coins of the United g31g ““' “‘ ““ Stagieishaill be such that of one thousand parts by weight nine hundred ...4*-... Asia tal d h di.. · >.·'· 13,2%,:8;;., C.  SZ5i l.’é"Q.'i'Z-Z§`,.p.?T‘ iii ..ii'2,$'"§f $.“§h¥i ..$§°.'iZl.l¥i’»Jéfoihé03{Jt°ii 426: · * · ·p‘ 3;: af coplptir and Sl ver; but the silver shall in no case exceed onc—tenth 10 w o ea oy. {seegsum.1 iviinor coins; _Sr1o. 3515. The minor coins of the United States shall be a five-cent gpgr wslzht Md piece, a three-cent piece, and a one-cent piece. The alloy for the fivé ___ and three cent pieces shall be of copper and nickel, to be composed of ibid,,s.16,p.427. three-fourths copper and one-fourth nickel. The alloy of the one-cent piece Shall be nrnctymve per centnm of copper and five per centum of in an zinc, in such proportions as shall be determined bv the Director ot the Mint. The weight of the piece of live cents shall belseventy-seven angs1;c:»ee11—hundmttlths gra;nsttroy;}pf the three-cent piece, thirty grains; an o -1e one-cen iece or y-ei t ra'. cogreguierplfiégpcléer h SE(:t3·T)%)6.-NO gohs, dither of ggolg silxsier, or minor coinage, pimli _________ erea ei e issue _ rom the Mint other than those of the denominations, Ibid_’S_,,.’P_42,_ standards, and weights set forth in this Title. [sees; 6457-5468-] 29 Jan., 1874, o. 19, r. 18, p. 6.
 * -****1 id. SI15 A2, piece, a dime, or ten-cent piece; and the weight of the trade-dollar shall