Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-19
A DOLLAR In TIE MINT
HOW THE SILVER euLLloN IS TRANS.
FORMED INTO oLITreRlNo COIN.
Follow N Isgot-BstWesn the Jsws Of
the sellsn-Ths Ilillisg Mschins-
The stssl Disifs Of the
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Gel. Frsaa
Philadelphia Pressl
The visitor followed an iugot into the
coiners department. The iugot has 10 its
Ealleons and buccaneers. about all the
romance there is in the nomenclature Of
money. II has in itself SO worth Of
silver prepared BY the mslter for the
coinerS use. the shape Of bar twelve
inches long. two inches wide and half an
inch thick. Il has . rapid. varied and
rather trying experience before it Is on Its
way into dollar shape The first room In
the coiners department was full Of ar
tisaas rolling. drawing. cutting and mill
ing the ingots.
DO~N AN IRON THROAT.
through sheer force b the first of the
coibsr's art exercised on the ingot. That
which the visitors had followed was in-
serted between tho jaws Of two huge rol.
lcfs md slowly went through q process Of
deglutition down IN irou throat Twelve
tines II has to 20 through this ordeal, the
pressure being increased BY the narrow
Ing Of the space through which the ingot
passed by . sixteenth Of an inch each
time. Il 10 then twice IT, former length
and % reduced in this press that when
split In the middle the two bars which are
produced are just the thickness Of dol
lar. The rolling process inparts . heat
70 the metal which nec,ssitates the use Of
handling IL aud britt eness to overcome
which another trip to the furnace b 70
quired
Some coiner of imperial Rome was
doubtless long time ct hammering out
Judas thirty pieces Of silver. The ma
chine which was working across the room
which the visitors looked at II just eight
times q many pieces ~ judas sold his
lord for-.4O, all told-using up in the
process about ten bars Of metal which
hsd been heated in . furnace and
Strengthened in drawing machine before
they reached the cutter.
THE MILLING MACHINE.
.Its like . girl cutting out cookies.
aid Col Maurice q he watched the big
machine clankiug silver like Q greedy
boy Each bar Of cuttings was Bent 10
three folds BY workman - the machine
flushed with il aud slowed in box for
return to the meters Then the milling
machine was set whirling. 1t il thick
circular plate of steel. with grooved edges
revolving In q circular hoop Of steel With
iis inside edges also grooved. A grist OF
the metal disks from the cutter was
dropped into tube. Of which
the bottom was the space between
the whirling and the stationary
groovea Then the milling machine begar
scattering the disks from . slit in IL cir
cular side The disks, when they came
out, had raised edge ON each side They
began to look like dollars Very dull and
xinc-l like looking dollars they were. how
ever The visitors followed them into An
adjoining room, where they were plunged
into an acid bath and then placed in .
revolving wire sradie with quantity Of
hot sawdust There they were left. turn
ingbrishter and moro dollar. like every
moment.
The adjusting room. where the tour
next led looked not unlike meeting OF
. Dorcas society. for st least . score Of
women nstronly looking for the most
part sat and stitched in knots Of three and
four. talking meantime in low tones.
They arc sewing coin bags. said Col
Maurice in explanation.
sixty TON PRESS.
But Of all the flying fingers 10 the busy
room the most sensient and humsn
seemed the steel digits of the coin presa
1t seemed satire Of humanity 70 one
watching the workings Of this machine
thst Il should 90 20 much and the mortal
share the quiet lady like looking woman
who 81 oeiore tne pres nad N 10 opera
uon wee IN p'ecing pue AFTER ptle OF
ongAt sIvef mooos ~ taoe Lheo q
every nFeequaLsefs OF second me Two
stee; nnSefs Oh toe 1.ca'nS Woud caIcn
!ne oessom moon OF tne pale. piios on
~ coeise 70 Ss Rssce oesween tte dses aHa
lcave u toefo lncn. van pressure 0i
axy toss eAsfse9' e'cy tnfoe- e-4oafssn o.
secon0 tne nee1 ot Liocty soove came
oown On the eeee oeeessa asd sne shver
m00ss 9sswceo receavca sosaf impress
ine nivef meons Wnsca droe IRON NE
com pss:s ate doilAs nov. before sney
reecneo tne COIN press tns conscseoce OF
NE tfeasety 9epeftmens nAo 70 osc'ds
upon thsif c;aim 70 % deIlafa Inc con
scsencs o. me ueesery oepennens y ne
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