U.S. Mint reference------where can I find one??

keets

Can anyone point me towards a reference to the U.S. Mint?? I'm interested in something more than just who, what and where. Is there a good book which gets a bit into the technical aspects of the minting process from a historical perspective, outlining the changes that have taken place with regards to processes and materials used? I'm most interested in how the machinery to mint and the alloys used for dies have evolved.

Thanks.

Al H.

kranky

There are a couple suggestions in this thread from RCC.

Conder101

If you find something that in-depth and technical let me know, I'd like a copy too. I don't think there is really that much out there that really looks into the mechanical side of the mint. There are bits and pieces to be found in various books but no one source that brings them all together.

Sounds like an interesting project. ANYONE ELSE WANT TO WRITE A BOOK! I'm busy right now, but it would make a good future endeavor if no one else goes after it.

If I can remember I'll drop an e-mail to The E-sylum and see if any of the numismatic bibliaphiles know of such a book.

FC57Coins

Keets:

The VAM book has an excellent section on the old minting process of silver dollars, which takes you from the processing of bullion through the different steps taken to make planchets, types of machines used, etc. Really informative reading - though it is geared to the turn of the century processes.

Frank

MadMonk

Do a search on google...coin minting , process, history

BillJones

Here are two classics:

The U.S. Mint and Coinage by Don Taxay

History of the First United States Mint by Frank H. Stewart

cladking

In addition to the good advice in this thread and the RCC posts, you'll probably
want to check out the annual mint reports. Most are primarily just numbers, but
the very recent ones contain more detailed information.

The weeklies have run lots of information over the years, and some great pictures.
Unfortunately I didn't save them until recently. There's a huge amount of informa-
tion out there but many details are most probably lost.

Good luck.