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Treasurer's coin shipments August 1921-June 1931
RogerB
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I've completed scanning the complete set of U.S. Treasurer's coin shipment records for the time August 24, 1921 to June 30, 1931. These are #2 and #3 carbon copies in four thick, over-size binders. If anyone here is looking for specific coin shipments from-to mints FRBs or FRB Branches they are likely in these originals. (Some were accessed by CaptHenway for his 1922 cent book.)
Here's a sample page. All were scanned at 600 dpi. If anyone wants me to look for specific items, or wants a copy, just send me a PM.
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Here are the volume date ranges. (Spreadsheets are in reverse chronological order.)
Vol 1 Jun 30, 1925 - Aug 24, 1921
Vol 2 Jul 01, 1925 - Jun 30, 1927
Vol 3 Jun 29,1929 - Jun 30, 1927
Vol 4 Jun 29, 1931 - Jul 01, 1929
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In addition to the quantities of coins shipped, the mechanics of how they were shipped is also of interest. For coins, shipments were typically in canvas bags with string tied around the opening and (usually) a lead seal. Each bag would have a shipping tag attached. The tag would have the addresses and postage. They were shipped via USPS Registered Mail, usually by rail.
These tags are collected in the world of philately. Here are some that I have collected. It would be interesting to know what was actually shipped (what denominations) in these bags.
A particular listed shipment may consist of one or more bags. These first two tags are both from the Denver Mint on 20 November 1924, shipped to the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank. One is numbered "72" and the other "80". They were apparently both part of the same multi-bag shipment. Both tags have stamps (all are rare as-used on a full document): $2 black & carmine-lake Franklin (Scott # 547a); $1 violet-brown Franklin (Scott # 518); 50-cents red-violet Franklin (Scott # 517).
Another tag from the Denver Mint, this time to the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank on 06 June 1932. The stamps on this tag are: $5 blue & carmine America (scarce as used on a full document, Scott # 573); 50-cents lilac Arlington Amphitheater (Scott # 570); 30-cents olive-brown American Buffalo (Scott # 569); 4-cents yellow-brown Taft (Scott # 556).
This next tag is going TO a US Mint. Possibly a shipment of "uncurrent" (obsolete and/or worn-out coins), from the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank to the Philadelphia Mint. It was apparently cut off rarther than untied. This tag features four stamps that were pre-canceled "ATLANTA / GA.". The black cancelling over-print would have been applied to a whole sheet of stamps at once, before any of the individual stamps were affixed to a document. Pre-canceling was a way to deter theft by making the postage stamps worthless if stolen. The rare stamp on this tag (as used on a document) is the $5 black & dark-green Franklin (Scott # 524). It has a different type of pre-canceltion known in philatelic parlance as a "perfin". This is a pattern of perforated holes that form letters, such as "FRB" (Federal Reserve Bank) or in this case, "FAR" (Atlanta / Federal Reserve). The other stamps are: $1 violet-brown Lincoln Memorial (Scott # 571); 50-cents lilac Arlington Amphitheater (Scott # 570); 20-cents carmine-rose Golden Gate (Scott # 567); 8-cents olive-green Grant (Scott # 560). The possible metal value and/or face value is indicated by the hand-written (up-side-down) "$250.00".
This tag (shown below) is very unusual in that it was a shipment (possibly of scrap coins and/or silver and/or gold) from the Little Rock Federal Reserve branch bank, to the New Orleans Assay Office, and dated 13 December 1921. The stamps are: a pair of $1 violet-brown Franklin (Scott # 518); 50-cents red-violet Franklin (Scott # 517); a pair of 4-cents brown Washington (Scott # 500).
One more tag in my collection, but this one is not to or from a US Treasury facility. It is from the Denver Federal Reserve branch bank to the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, dated 29 October 1921. The stamps are: A block of four $1 violet-black Franklin (perforated 10 holes per two centimeters, very rare as used on a document, Scott # 478); 50-cents red-violet Franklin (Scott # 517); 20-cents light-ultramarine Franklin (Scott # 515); a pair of 2-cents rose Washington (Scott # 499). The apparent face value of the contents was "$15,000" (pen-written value). So this was likely a shipment of gold coin.