I list all the things I am aware of that mimic my work and/or are erroneously attributed as being my work. The "Mr. Bill" astronaut pieces are at...
All retired dies are defaced and scrapped, except for a couple dies I have in my display case at the mint (various broken dies plus a 2008 Knights...
JR is the initials of John Reich, the original designer of the capped bust liberty, which is what I based this design on (with some of my own...
I'll be doing a few more proof-like clashed "1964-D" Morgan over-strikes. That that will be the end of it for the "1964-D" Morgan production.
I was actually hoping that the dies would crack - but they wouldn't this time. I always harden the dies the same way, to the maximum extent...
I use "A2" formula tool steel. The "A" indicates that is suitable for quenching in air, although I keep the dis packed in graphite while I cool...
I've never tried striking a nail. One time I did try striking a round key head that had the shaft cut off so that it was like a somewhat thick...
I'm aware of the vacuum and inert gas furnaces. I may look into getting one in the future. For now, a lot of the blanks I make I would want to...
it For larger diameter and/or higher relief pieces, I do need to anneal prior to striking. If any annealing is performed, it is done after the...
Thanks, So far I've rolled out a number of different things including 30-oz long silver bars that were locally refined and poured by my friend...
A couple different video projects are on the horizon, so maybe there will be something. Also, the ANA Summer Seminar "Modern Minting" class has an...
You mean like this: http://www.moonlightmint.com/burdette_rebuttal_post.htm ? Here are some things that I "debated" with Burdette about in the...
Yep. The documents cited in the books are interesting and useful. However, I've found Burdett's own commentary to be often flawed.
Not much in the last several years. I use it as a work table.
Every run and every ingot is a little different. I can take a bar that is about 0.25" thick and have it down to 0.1" thick in about three or four...
Thanks for the info. I was interested to find out if, by chance, my rolling mill was US Mint surplus. Does the Burdette book indicate anything...
I may not have employee expenses, but there are still a lot of other expenses. Charging more for an item will result in fewer of that item being...
I do have "security" at the mint, although the amount of valuable material there at any given time is not that much (I mint in small batches at a...
No, but one of these days I (or someone else) will make a video of the coin press as well.
I assume so. The specific web page I linked wasn't selling anything.
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