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Why 1859 mint annual report figure is different then the number stated in reference books?

I know this might be a stupid question, but I will ask anyway. Today I was reading the Annual Report of the Director of the Mint, For the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1859. The mintage figure for 1857 cent caught my eye. It stated that 6,333,456 cents pieces was minted in 1857. But I then check reference book for 1857 cent and found them all saying that a mintage of 17,450,00. Does any one know why there is a differences in numbers? (A side note is that the 1858 number is also slightly different, the report stated that it is 23,400,00. Reference book stated that a mintage of 24,600,000.) Numbers for 1855 and 1856 cent matches up with reference books, but 1857 and 1858 does not.

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