The mints at Philadelphia and San Francisco, as usual, manufactured coin for other than home use; such coin produced during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1917, is shown in the following tabulation: MODIFICATION OF THE NEW-DESIGN SILVER QUARTER DOLLAR. Under act of Congress approved July 9, 1917, the recently adopted design for the quarter dollar has been modified slightly for the purpose of increasing its artistic merit; the law referred to may be found in this document under "Monetary legislation." Coins conforming to the modified design are now being issued; illustration faces this page. DEPOSITS OF FOREIGN GOLD BULLION AND COIN. Foreign gold bullion containing 27,643,796 fine ounces, of the value of $571,447,979, and foreign gold coin, containing 6,003,900 fine ounces, of the value of $124,111,627, was deposited and received from the following countries during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917: DEPOSITS OF FOREIGN SILVER BULLION AND COIN. Foreign silver bullion containing 2,323,925 fine ounces of the value of $1,790,793 and foreign silver coin containing 816,725 fine ounces of the value of $629,360 was deposited and received from the following countries during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917. Based on the average Iondon price of silver during the fiscal year 1917, $0.77059. |