The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-27

Something About the Process OF Co'ninE the
Precious Metals
From, The Philadelphia TINE

FROM The Philadelphia TtnS
tits rather dGlenlt to ATTEMPT descrip;tiion
which are supposed to be equal to any and ALI
emercenciesl obiset to that In d measure "a ,re,
multiple and minute PROCESSES OF limiting ono
must be an eyewtnoss It odds ensE fnrn no .ne
Il ssnneke rows to them
open their jaws. and to look right down into
the merry cavern. where Unsuitable tongues Of
flame are licking up tho molten masses OF Sill
< day or two ago Officer Brown. standing
fascination OF q novice the great iron mouths
opening md closing. betrayed nlmsen, into ntnta
little O. the pSsofs OF
years at tho Nina so tho visitor listened with
interest as to one who spoke with authority.
Making money, said he. with one Of these
eloquent waves Of tho hands he keeps by MIN
S use on CASIO s9e a" mi the fSe
ddurS es We NIX the mss,a aA You roll
dough into shape. we roll ont the metal into
Gs s xop into fot et tine d04fs e We
The metal left over Is melted w and used
sSs }lss them nss ana
In other words. nm amount Of metal. say the
equivalent OF 10000 in gold: which ehsm n
cally 10 made up OF 80 por cent. Eohi ana ~
per cent. copper, is nut into black lead cruel
ple about the size OF peck measure II Ia
utss The work man watches his gold as sa-
credly as the cook her cakes. and when the
molten liquid iS brought 10 me proper cVnAs-
fency h q tai ss athree-cornered blacs-leai cup.
and dips up 5000 worth OF the metal at !"
} ous dpsSterity. which only comes from Prncrlce
into moulds holding Loco. each; Nothing can
DO more beautiful than tae h0ty strG on al o
arms OF the iron mould. When the liquid solidi-
hes II forms bar. or. to be teohhlchliy fortsct.
hall AN inch thick.
Thero inaots are subjected to process OF
sG.s sa ihs S% %dth fhS
to be cut; One Machine cuts the coin; another
has somewhat Of different signlncation than
In ordinary vernacular, 1t Ngnihes the rolling
STAMPING ii Il with the minute dcnticul.tcns.
which are commonly known ms mo mt!ling'
The latter Is part OF tho process OF Stsnp'n gi
Ispeskina OF stamping introduces the large
OF the working force Of the Mint tbont 100
OF them are employed, and they attead en-.
roiy to the sds5aT 81 she Of ths
term adjusting that gvcry coin before II Is
shaped carefully weigh. ,hn c soG hsSS LAVE ,Me
full weight: II too light the piece IS sent :" 20
rem slted. This process OF weighing and ad-
With their delicacy Of touch. are well suited
They also in d th hs most
one short hour $4,000 in ten-dollar gold
pieces can lie stamped around tho edge and
There is another part Of the work which
ploTed at the Mint. They do the sewing. At
first thought 1t seems a rrife incongruous 70
aesoriate sewing with money mining nut All
the bags used by the Mint arc sewed In the
building. The bags are made OF white DUCK .,
and run up by machine. being sewed twice i0r
When You come to consider the number Y
takes to pack up the newly coined wealth OF
are PACKED in $50 bags and the peAnies In $40
bags. small silver in 81 900 and the goid ai In
fully 900 bags were made up for gold alone.
idUUu Tor silver. 5000 for half dollars. besides
nnn . 9 thnMsAn ls for the snlHllcr "o'n-.