New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02
1 rLSLT 10 THE ASSAY OFFICE.
HOW HARD MONEY Is MADE-THE WORK oP
WEIGHING AND AssAIING

poy HARD MONEY Is MADE-THE WORK oP
WEIGHING AND AssAlING.
"We don't make money here SAID fhllip
Van WICK the courteous CHIEF Clerk OF the Assay O''
IN a TRIBUNE reporter day or TWO ago .h"' H. "'
d,nt cnuycr bullion into coin. We receive goa ana Sl
yer from dopostors, melt and assay the Duiho' ioi"
t hars and ship the bars to the Philadelphia Mint ana
- a., curse Of a few days that Institution sends US
T, docs the depositor have to wait for payment until
,. ,,, ,ots hack from Philadelphia asked the re
porter. al, ,,.,,.
..nishos us with a bullion fund amounting to over
30, ooo ooo ont of which pay the depostor just as
- ~ the tneness of his metal is determined ny assay,
, ,g.tgbt asccrtainod aud the value calculated III
f,ct a our deposits except IN eases OF Ie-ic'' "'
ASSAY are made within two days
NAV" said he picking up a bright uo" "o'''" 49,
On, lno,c how easy 1t IS spend that coin bn' unless
So' ,i,i,r ,tth the work you form 10 idea OF
a., ,io aud Labor IL took 10 make H. From the time INC
lit, f,on which this double eagle was made reached
h rtut until It was converted into eolh' II La" P'sse'
,nroprl no less than distinct processes Su' a. met
, allowing forming the metal into uso'S' FollS '"'
1t, tnto strips the thicSucss of the CON- cn'uhs 'ou
a., ,rins the plauchcts or blanks ahueans MN
l ,,,,.tiur the blanks and coming OF stamping
- ,.. bcsdes stulry minor operations incidental I'D
iti, Now examine that coin closely under tue s'''s
and see how well the work IS executed Inc iUh'"o
/ "a tn art OF CleidNluki az" hi'Ns " 49,
| - ,,stcrpiecrs But We cannot afford to thI"" up
.,,, Icst,ls I'm such bold relief ~ the Romans "n,
So a., ia, hurry and hustle of oar day and tue rape
hndiipg and piliug of coins we WolIu s2o' W. 20
-, Goddess and the WINGS on oI thc 't- -
lh S va tps{rps are bold rhe \tt We hdlv t "a
"a ,,,,t,ct them as much A. possible i1uii aV
! a,I wear by throwing up the tdSc 90 'i' p''"" '
| nIcaly called milling. a., mn, 80 10, sinking
Nm, manufacture OF dos 81 tue aItni ~ 49,
! luz , rrd cr,,t nrrfection at the philadelphia MINT
has ,i'd WT Van WICK aud all the ciu1sc Hlvs no.,
,n,,tirr ,iiuts are iuadU II that lhstllu,'v ~ 49, y
d. ~ s,fs The design and then lnodtI OF =, III ,,,n
$50 q" four timcs larger than the WSi'u Ioiu H.
sro,lrI An cccttutype Is taken, ami men uV h
uI9 .,1 I,y means OF lIill engraving MACHINE
49, an tho principle of pcntoE apu 10 . ~ ts
,a tho siIe of the oOlu But as onN III, LIN 80
Sco sch An the head eagle Or slnCld ta pv ~, mi s
1rred ma artist llls in by hand TIE stHls ',,, an
nv-,cuuIing details Then after removing NV w. in,
M - az thc block he strikes nom Inc 0oSA an I'M
,rcarnn into and upon n SECOND Dlech r,,,.,J Ga
Pi"I g. bny,leucd and AN impression y uti'Vl, IL nj
,nVI .im,ilar block which we call the puVht w ,t,
u.or buh and from which the regular co,h'A' ~.
~ ,oJn The impression on the MAST hv' 80
| ~ ar ronvex while that ON the 'MotAihb VI N'o
~ t ,ot ma seo what they are doing IA mere er
Bui eL w SS 6o stenoed into the Weigh Room whsI
t,,ck loads of silver being welsi'u ,aigh hOu
o,, soc there Is model Of accuracy, ana VIII ~ M
ION tbousaud ounces down 10 inc Oo ,,rntv ounce
ounce This small balance weighs lIo,n ~ ,e,yy,in
S, o., the e-thousandt5 part ol q ~, -. 10
H vre must have accuracy In this Mofh, i, stioS
Lool, our generations, but to maintain tho PNtit an
NJ office which IL such that our stamp VI ,.tres
. nneness passes current In all the eonlino'V'"
! he world --