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By the Recapitulation (folio 2) of purchases up to June 30, 1855, it appears that there was expended for coins, medals, & mought articles, $5614.50; for ores and metals $1635.35; total $7250.00.

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 |                      | Coins &c. | Ores &c. | Total 
 | Summary, as above    | 5614.50   | 1635.50  | 7250.00
1858 | | |
April 16 | Silver pound sterling of Charles I., bo't of Mr. ^[[John K.]] Curtis N.Y. | 35 00 | ...... | 35 00
Augt 5 | Australian gold coins, kangaroo, 2 ounce $39.50, 1/2 ounce $9.87. expenses 70 cts; total | 50 07 | ..... | 50 07
Sept 4 | Sunday coins $23.50, and gold lump from Tennessee $36.50 | 23 50 | 36 50 | 60 00
" [[ditto for Sept]] 25 | Chinese gold ingot, $235.45, and African trinkets 550 fine, $8.00 | 243 45 | ..... | 243 45
Novr. 5 | U.S. gold coins of several years that were wanting, also a few miscellaneous ..... | 309 00 | ....... | 309 00
" [[ditto for Novr.]] 26 | Miscellaneous coins | 50 00 | ..... | 50 00
" [[ditto for Novr.]] 30 | Coins of France | 32 81 | ...... | 32 81
1859
Feby 21 | U.S. Coins of 1859, and sunds. | 119 67 | ...... | 119 67
April 1 | Coins of Syrian kings to complete the series; from Rev. W.F. Williams | 57 00 | ...... | 57 00
 |         | ------- | ------- | -------
 | Forward | 6535 00 | 1672 00 | 8207 00

Transcription Notes:
Title: "mought" is an obsolete term for "might" or "may", so perhaps it was used in 1855 as another term for "minted" or "made"? 1859: "sunds." would be short for "sundries"