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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 2465298, member: 4781&quot;]The &quot;Modern Minting&quot; Summer Seminar class with instructor James Wiles attended my Moonlight Mint on a field trip. A good time was had by all. Students were able to see the entire minting process up close: concept designs and sketching; 3D sculpting; die engraving; die hardening and prep; planchet fabrication; coin press setup; and operation (striking) using a modern Denver Mint surplus coin press.</p><p>Each year I prepare a couple dies so the students can strike their own Open House token souvenir on their own pocket change or other coins/tokens/medals. This year was a special piece. The obverse die is the 2016 Clark Gruber &quot;half eagle&quot;. The reverse die is actually a US Mint &quot;X&quot; cancelled 1996 Olympic $5 gold reverse die, one of only 33 such dies released by the US Mint.</p><p>Struck in a reeded-edge collar on a Liberty Head &quot;V&quot; nickel:</p><p><img src="http://www.designscomputed.com/coin_pics/open_house_2016_nickel.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Broad-struck on a 38mm Bronze Denver Mint medal (my personal favorite of the pieces struck during the field trip):</p><p><img src="http://www.designscomputed.com/coin_pics/open_house_2016_medal.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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