my big ol' Mossberg

No, it isn't a shotgun.
But it is more dangerous !
Circa 1894 Mossberg Manufacturing Company rolling mill.
I've been using it the last few months to roll out metal to make my own blanks (such as the 2-troy-oz silver blanks for the WW1 Broken Sword tokens):



This brings up the question of what did the US Mint use for rolling mills. The coin presses are often discussed and written about. But not much seems to be known about the rolling mills. For those that are unfamiliar with this type of machinery, the purpose of it is to roll out an ingot of metal into a sheet from which coin blanks can be punched.

I documented the restoration of my rolling mill here:
http://www.moonlightmint.com/equipment.htm

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Used for European coinage? Interesting machine. She looks most pristine and formidable........

 

Cool machine. Is this self promotion allowed? If so I'll accept it.

 

Do you have a video of it operating? Nice restoration.

 

Yes, as long as his business is a minimum, the press is allowed as numismatic equipment.

 

Very cool!

 

Great read.

 

Awesome!

 

Now this is cool !!!!! I would LOVE to be operating that as my 9-5 job every day !!! Maybe even take a few errors home in the false bottom of my lunch box !!! Do you worry about that sort of thing ??? Do you have cameras/metal detectors/security at your mint???
Also, what/why do you have huge images of state quarters on the wall????

 

I think he is a one man gig... so I doubt he would steal from himself... haha

 

That rolling mill is a very cool piece of numismatic equipment. TC

 

Well then why is he charging $200 for an ounce of silver?

 

Gosh, I dunno -- why do you pay hundreds of dollars an ounce for silver, especially when it's tarnished?

 

Cause I doubt he got the rolling mill for free

 

Gosh, why not let the other guy answer 1st?

 

Well to Quote: George Carlin "because if you nail together two items that no one else has never nailed together before... some ( fill in blank) will buy it."

 

The real secret's in not purchasing it..........unless one wants to.

 

Hm. Apparently at least one of us is confused about how "discussion threads" are supposed to work.

 

And the other hillbilly doesnt understand use of a quote button (drops mic)

(Unbuttons trench coat for easy access to .44 walker)

 

In Roger Burdette's book, "From Mine to Mint", he discusses the rolling operation beginning on p.48. Figure 11 shows a drawing of an ingot rolling mill with the following reference...."Leslie's, November 1878, p.520 ".

There is also a footnote for Rolling Ingots (24), which adds "Based on the article "Coinage Operations" by William E. Morgan, Coiner of the Philadelphia Mint, 1896, and the article "Coinage of Double Eagles" by Patrick Kearney, Coiner of the San Francisco Mint, September 28, 1922.

I don't know if this will help or not, but Roger continues to describe the breakdown and finishing rolling operations on pages 48-50.

Chris