Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-07-01
NUMBER As.
Making Money.

the present day, we give two racy articles showing
how the thing is done. And first, OF "hard money"
from the Philadelphia North American:
"THr MrNr.-v isilers TO this city miss high
qualification if they neglect 10 call on Col Snowden,
and view the mechanical miracles which momentiy
are going on under his supervision
with touch truly magical great ugly wedges OF
gold, and whole shot bags full Of clipped worn Out.
uncouih and unlettered barbarian coins Of all times
chimes and people, into the gay, sweet faced Amer
lean currency, with IFS splendid figure Of Liberty,
rivang in execution the classic grace and majesty
Of the antique statues, on side, ard on the 9th
er, the proud emblem bird Of national great
ness. The process OF transmuiation appears 10 US
exactly like that oftranslatng the crude ang0larties
Of some old Gothic Saracenic inscription into the
meodious music, the ocean like rhythm Of modern
poetry IL strikes that Longiellow, now must
be exactly the sort Of fellow to coin good money
out Of the musy old superstitions and rude egenda-
~ lore Of the Norsemen and the now Invisible
Visigolhs. OF all things we should like 10 have
correct biographical history Of the sensations emo
lions aud other experiences Of bag foil Of Dutch
guilders, for instance during the process Of melt
ing, recasiing, assayng, drawing. rolling, cutting
milling and coming, until they came out with
shining morning face in the delightful shape of
Yankee Doodle half eagles, and without a memory
of their saercrauticsl pedigree. II would be next
to lifting the cover Of an editors brain and seeing
nv" Y"s "",N", W '1NS -, - fu"S tue hiBuest
species OF intellectual recreation that has yet been
conceived
The machinery IN the rhadeiPhia Mint IS the
ideal OF mecnanicai perfection and one stands be-
lore tne noiseiess symmetrical and polished engines
WIN something OF the intense spirit OF adaptation
inspired BY the highest order Of statuary or paint
ing Ihe mere outline, although not filling the
eye with complete sense Of beauty, yet not on
ly neat but gracefully and tremendously disposed
'"s ,a,,p a"u ~ =. me a'uS' a. wen a.
something in he utter silence with which these en-.
gines traverse their allotted arenas aud The uphes
,Sa;, ANA .nn,;o mnsn .ey Pes'o,m
heart involuntary assimate its beaings TO the ST
lent puisations, and seem 10 derive as it were a
sense of strength and confidence from the unerrinR,
the infaible regularity Of these dumb ministers to
| the will and genius OF man. One unconsciousIy
| repeats TO himself Has man indeed created this
and what, then, may he not dare attemptF
The two mos; interesting processes Of the Mint,
TO mere amateur, always excepting the baggiug
Of the yellowboys) are the milling aud stamping =
Milling as every lover of the ring will tell YOU is
altogether affair of science , but the way they
do it at Uncle Sans ring is the neaiest and nsltiest
thing imaginable First whole basketball Of
what appear to be the heads of CONFER shiD.naiIs
are taken possession of by man with bright.
golden colored lace. who proceeds TO pile them
aatwise into brass csndlestick setting closely
against steel milestone that goes swiftly and
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