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1920 Archived film of RCM and 1940 Archived film of the Philly Mint..
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I also posted this in the World Coin Forum but I thought it would be interesting here too.
It's a 12 minute film but heads up at the 7:22 and 11:22 minute mark as you'll see a whole pile of 1920 ms68 coins.
I wonder if there's any archived US mint film reels out there?
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It's a 12 minute film but heads up at the 7:22 and 11:22 minute mark as you'll see a whole pile of 1920 ms68 coins.
I wonder if there's any archived US mint film reels out there?
1920MintCoins
"Gold is money, and nothing else" (JP Morgan, 1912)
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"“Those who sacrifice liberty for security/safety deserve neither.“(Benjamin Franklin)
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I took a tourist tour of that building back in 1968.
TD
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Check out the galvanoes on the wall! Pattern 1916 halves! $5 Indian! Commems!
<< <i>I wonder if there's any archived US mint film reels out there? >>
Funny you should ask. There is a short documentary from 1913 called "From Mine to Mint". I asked about it a day or two ago ATS. That is the title of a book that Roger Burdette is releasing soon, but there is no relation to the documentary or its 100th anniversary. I just stumbled across the title at IMDb. I'm guessing it is similar to the RCM film.
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Thanks for sharing the links.
Jim
The feed fingers shot, which includes the anvil die being raised, illustrates plainly how a minor adjustment would cause the anvil die to be partially planed off by the feed fingers over time. This manifests itself on coins as shiny patches with no flow lines in the luster. It's rather common on 1921 Morgan dollars above both of the eagle's wings, and also shows up on the lower left and right obverse of Peace dollars.
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No wonder they are more common than the 1921 quarters! LOL.
As Tom mentioned, the slow down part of the
feeder fingers/striking operation is very educational
so that collectors can really get an idea of what
occurs when a coin is actually struck between two
dies, in the collar, etc........
No one was wearing any eye protection and almost all the smelting and machines did not have any of the safety guards required today.
<< <i>OHSA would shut the place down in a minute in today manufacturing world.
No one was wearing any eye protection and almost all the smelting and machines did not have any of the safety guards required today.
The guy peering into the melting over had on eye protection, as he stuck his face into the fumes belching out of the molten metal!
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<< <i>OHSA would shut the place down in a minute in today manufacturing world.
No one was wearing any eye protection and almost all the smelting and machines did not have any of the safety guards required today.
The guy peering into the melting over had on eye protection, as he stuck his face into the fumes belching out of the molten metal! >>
I wonder if the security was just as bad.
I'd like to know how heavy their pockets were every night they left the Mint. (it's meant as a joke).
"“Those who sacrifice liberty for security/safety deserve neither.“(Benjamin Franklin)
"I only golf on days that end in 'Y'" (DE59)
Geesh, no wonder bag marks are so common on some of the earlier coinage. It's amazing any of them grade 65.
Great video and thanks for the link.
<< <i>In the 1940's era Philadelphia film at 1:05 in the upper right on the wall is what appears to be a reverse of the Franklin half. >>
I went back and double checked that. It is the reverse of the Sesquicentennial half, the obverse of which is also up on the wall to the left.
<< <i>In the 1940's era Philadelphia film at 1:05 in the upper right on the wall is what appears to be a reverse of the Franklin half. >>
It's the reverse of a Commemorative 1926 Sesquicentennial half dollar
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