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Making Coins 1940 Department of the Treasury

1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 14,111 ✭✭✭✭✭
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https://youtu.be/egZ6WfXm08w

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  • JoeLewisJoeLewis Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭✭

    Love the music.

    It looked like that guy stuck his face in flames!

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,335 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice footage

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,279 ✭✭✭✭✭

    At least he had welding goggles on. Wonder where all the waste water went? Thanks, that was enjoyable. Peace Roy

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great videos.... both for the process and the time period.... major differences now. Cheers, RickO

  • BJandTundraBJandTundra Posts: 388 ✭✭✭✭

    Interesting examples of what you can do for a nickel or a cent in those films. Old Tom doesn't go quite as far in 2020 as he did in 1940. Of course the same probably could be said about some of us.

  • coinsarefuncoinsarefun Posts: 21,760 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks so much for posting these. I enjoyed watching them

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  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,628 ✭✭✭✭✭

    While I was looking for this, I ran across an old history channel production on the secrets of the mint. Good episode.

    https://youtu.be/ccyuud7dkEE

  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 14,111 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great video @TurtleCat

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  • ike126ike126 Posts: 802 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Cameonut said:
    These days OSHA would shut down the US Mint and impose hefty fines. No safety glasses, no machine guards, no personal protective equipment,......

    OSHA was created by the government so idk about the fines thats like government on government crime lol. And I bet less people were hurt back in the day then now because there wasn't a lawyer commerical on the radio every 5 minutes..

  • ElectricityElectricity Posts: 318 ✭✭✭✭

    Thank you @1630Boston

    Wish the video was much longer! It reminded me of being in elementary school watching film strips.

  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Cameonut said:
    These days OSHA would shut down the US Mint and impose hefty fines. No safety glasses, no machine guards, no personal protective equipment,.......

    Not true about "no personal protective equipment." Some of the men are actually wearing gloves. Not all...but some.😁

  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 14,111 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Growing up on a dairy farm, 11th generation in 'Massachusetts', myself, siblings, and relatives suffered "injuries" that would land people today in the hospital for days [if not weeks].
    A little bag balm and home health care kept us alive for decades.
    JMO
    :)

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  • KudbegudKudbegud Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 15, 2020 10:37PM

    @Cameonut said:
    These days OSHA would shut down the US Mint and impose hefty fines. No safety glasses, no machine guards, no personal protective equipment,.......

    Because of the dangers I think the workers were well aware of what could happen. Probably saw friends injured. So they worked very carefully and deliberately.

    edit to add
    Here is a more modern video found as a suggestion to the right of a video above.
    Making money at the mint in Philadelphia
    https://youtube.com/watch?v=_S56xjC4WCg


  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks for a very entertaining video!

  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Boston, thanks for posting the video. I liked it. It reminded me of the educational movies they showed us in elementary school way back when. Thanks.

  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 17, 2020 6:20AM

    Love the use of Cream of Tartar!

    Have to get a lot of these!

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