Equipment for the production of coins.

[YV_ laMoneta]

Wishing to familiarize themselves with the equipment for the coinage of the late XIX century - early XX century, at the mints of the world can do so on the links on my themes:

 

http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,25912.15.html

http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,26462.0.html

http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,25898.0.html

http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,27388.0.html

 

 

[YV_ laMoneta]

More links:

 

http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?topic=11734.msg176152#msg176152

http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,21496.0.html

http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,27213.0.html

http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,26848.0.html

[YV_ laMoneta]

The first steam-powered press at a US mint. Philadelphia.1836.

[YV_ laMoneta]

Warsaw Mint.

 

http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,26206.0.html

[Trevize]

Quite amazing... I was ignoring that the old coinage process was actually so similar to an assembly line mass production, and that the presses were so small too.

I wonder... If some of those machines could be put to work again, would the resulting coins be different from historycal mint coins? :P

[YV_ laMoneta]

Quite amazing... I was ignoring that the old coinage process was actually so similar to an assembly line mass production, and that the presses were so small too.

I wonder... If some of those machines could be put to work again, would the resulting coins be different from historycal mint coins? :P

Modificato 2 Febbraio, 2016 da YV_ laMoneta