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THE EARLIEST U.S MINT PURCHASE OF ALUMINUM?John Dannreuther writes: There was a question at some point about the Mint's purchase of Aluminum. I found a record from the latter part of the 1860s that you published in The E-Sylum. While reviewing some written Mint records (I have copies, but Fred Weinberg has the originals), I found an earlier purchase of Aluminum. On October 24, 1861 Victor Bishop of New York was paid $9.45 for 3 ounces. Expensive! I missed this the first time I looked for purchases of this "precious" metal. This might be the first purchase of Aluminum, as the first patterns in this metal are from 1863.
Thanks! Great information. Here's an image of the original mint record. -Editor
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