We have three contributions this week, including a new article from David Finkelstein. First, something from Winston Zack.
Winston wrote:
Thank you, James Higby, for your response on an earlier reference to the term 'Office Boy'. In general, it seems to be a reference to numerous blunders on dies, but not necessarily to an actual 'Mint apprentice'. If anyone has a reference to a possible 'Mint apprentice' in 1794 (for Large Cents), and in 1820 (for Bust Dimes), I would like to know that information as well.
This brings me to a second question about the early U.S. mint and its technology (~1792-1837):
Do we know how devices were impressed into dies (excuse my terminology if it is inaccurate)? Specifically, was there a device/machine which applied the pressure necessary to press the design detail (i.e. star, number, etc.) into dies? If there was such a machine, do we know what it looked like/what it probably looked like? And if so, can you provide an image of such the machine?
Thank you very much in advance...
-Winston
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Bob Feldman wrote:
I just wanted to let everyone know I have just completed my 123 Capped Bust Dime variety set! I will be submitting my set for the next dime census. The set will be around fine 12 or 15 grade average. I bought coin 1 on March 2, 2011 on Ebay. I bought coin 123 on 5-14-2015 from a fellow JRCS member. So this set took me four years 2 1/2 months to assemble. Every dime in my set now I found on Ebay except the last coin to finish my set I bought from a fellow member, the 1829 curl base 2 dime, or JR10. Coin 123, PCGS G4.
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Finally, David Finkelstein wrote and contributed an original work, "The Workflow Of The First United States Mint – Part 1." David's article is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BTAPXlBYifaBQvOflIAtB564XXi-RtxnJYv_DBl_LaY/edit?usp=sharing
Winston wrote:
Thank you, James Higby, for your response on an earlier reference to the term 'Office Boy'. In general, it seems to be a reference to numerous blunders on dies, but not necessarily to an actual 'Mint apprentice'. If anyone has a reference to a possible 'Mint apprentice' in 1794 (for Large Cents), and in 1820 (for Bust Dimes), I would like to know that information as well.
This brings me to a second question about the early U.S. mint and its technology (~1792-1837):
Do we know how devices were impressed into dies (excuse my terminology if it is inaccurate)? Specifically, was there a device/machine which applied the pressure necessary to press the design detail (i.e. star, number, etc.) into dies? If there was such a machine, do we know what it looked like/what it probably looked like? And if so, can you provide an image of such the machine?
Thank you very much in advance...
-Winston
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Bob Feldman wrote:
I just wanted to let everyone know I have just completed my 123 Capped Bust Dime variety set! I will be submitting my set for the next dime census. The set will be around fine 12 or 15 grade average. I bought coin 1 on March 2, 2011 on Ebay. I bought coin 123 on 5-14-2015 from a fellow JRCS member. So this set took me four years 2 1/2 months to assemble. Every dime in my set now I found on Ebay except the last coin to finish my set I bought from a fellow member, the 1829 curl base 2 dime, or JR10. Coin 123, PCGS G4.
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Finally, David Finkelstein wrote and contributed an original work, "The Workflow Of The First United States Mint – Part 1." David's article is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BTAPXlBYifaBQvOflIAtB564XXi-RtxnJYv_DBl_LaY/edit?usp=sharing
