Question about the US mint and ASE.....Can

ibzman350

anyone tell me how the mint places ASE in the tubes??


I'm sure it's a mechanical process, but do they go into the tube obverse up, obverse down ?

I would think they all would go into the tube with the same orientation.


Any insight??


Herb

Bubblehead

I just popped a new tube. They are obv up.
Never gave any thought to it, before now.
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BAJJERFAN

I expect they make a stack of 20 and slide the tube down over the stack.

Hedger

The fit is so tight it must take absolute precision to slide the tube over the stack. I wonder how many fall off the production line? Only to be remelted?

ibzman350

Yes...but the question remains, are they all obv. up or obv. down.

I'm thinking they should all be facing the same way.


Anyone get more then 2 rolls and hasn't taken them out, take a look at the bottom of the tube and check to see if they see all obv., all rev. or a mix.


Herb

longtimecollector

3 rolls fresh from a green monster... all are obverse down

Deadhorse

I just checked a few samplings from various years past. They are both, some obervse up and some down.

On further inspection, they do seem to be all oriented the same in each roll, though I only bothered to check four of them.

BAJJERFAN

<< <i>The fit is so tight it must take absolute precision to slide the tube over the stack. I wonder how many fall off the production line? Only to be remelted? >>


With such a tight fit there is no way that they could get them in the tube one at a time or 20 at a time unless they slide the tube over the stack.