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Posted 07/18/2020 11:42 pm
Pardon my ignorance - but does the US mint have a weighing ceremony like the Trial of the Pyx in the UK.
This is where 2 examples of each coin denomination being currently minted are weighed and assayed by a group of bureaucrats with scales and exact weights and unless the coins are exact, they will shut down production?
It is not so necessary now, but in the days of hammered (to 1663) and milled coinage (1663 - 1815) it was considered necessary twice a year.
Looking at US coins, it looks like until about 1835 they were not machine made and perfectly round (That starts with the last capped bust coins and the seated Liberty era pieces?).
I mean 1790s - 1830s coins look round, but also look milled rather than steam press made?
This is where 2 examples of each coin denomination being currently minted are weighed and assayed by a group of bureaucrats with scales and exact weights and unless the coins are exact, they will shut down production?
It is not so necessary now, but in the days of hammered (to 1663) and milled coinage (1663 - 1815) it was considered necessary twice a year.
Looking at US coins, it looks like until about 1835 they were not machine made and perfectly round (That starts with the last capped bust coins and the seated Liberty era pieces?).
I mean 1790s - 1830s coins look round, but also look milled rather than steam press made?
...contest time?
