Does anyone know of a good web site for researching the actual physical process of minting a coin? I'm particularly interested in photos of the minting process.
I remember seeing this on tv a few years ago. Theres been some other specials on other channels as well. The dealer they interview couldnt have been more wrong about the Presidential dollars though
Thanks for this. I really enjoyed watching the dollars piling out. This gives me the basic steps. I wonder how the stamps were manufactured before the tech solutions were thought up?
Quote: Thanks for this. I really enjoyed watching the dollars piling out. This gives me the basic steps. I wonder how the stamps were manufactured before the tech solutions were thought up?
They were engraved by hand.
Enjoyed the site. Didn't know that the mint had a resident eagle and dog.
It's funny how this is the case. I'm working in Japan for a while and I have a pocket full of change. 1434 yen. 500, 100, 50, 10, 5 and 1 yen denominations. About eighteen dollars. And there's a good chance I will use this by this evening. This could be because I've no Japanese debit cards and pretty much need to use cash. But on my walk to the hotel tonight, I'll pass about 25 vending machines.
In the states, if I end up the day with coins in my pocket, they go in the coin jar and I never leave home with coins in the morning.
Quote: "The one dollar coins are sent to banks around the country" to collect dust --so sad
There is nothing new under the sun. It is for this precise reason that today Morgan dollars are such a popular collection, easy to find in high grade. A silver lining to that cloud, as it were.
Quote: It is for this precise reason that today Morgan dollars are such a popular collection, easy to find in high grade. A silver lining to that cloud, as it were.
Some how I dont think 100 years from now these coins will be as sought after as morgans are now
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