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<p>[QUOTE="WFN, post: 2725417, member: 86967"]Another part of Robert Scot's report, which resides at the National Archives in Philadelphia, describes more die terminology used by Scot:</p><p><br /></p><p>"With a compleat success in the preceeding processes which has hardly ever happened, a <b>head Die</b> as above may be finished in a day. The same may be reckoned on the <b>half Cent head Die</b>, and the same length of time for the Dies of their respective reverses. All other Dies are subject to the foregoing preparations and incidental circumstances. The <b>dollar Original Die</b> [now called master die] <b>for the head</b>, will take six or eight days. The same Die for its reverse, nearly the same time; and after the <b>Hubbs</b> are compleated, <b>a head Die for striking money</b> may be finished in two days, and the same Die of the reverse in the same time nearly. The half Dollar Dies, original and others in all their various processes may take nearly the same time with the Dollar Dies under the same circumstances. The <b>half Disme Original Die</b> for the head, may take about five days, and its <b>reverse Die</b> of the same kind, six. A day for the former and a day and a half for the latter in finishing the <b>Coining Dies</b> may be sufficient."</p><p><br /></p><p>Scot's usage of "Hubb" certainly came from the English word "hubbe" a variant of "hob" with one of the meanings: a steel pattern used in forming a mould or die in cold metal.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/ab156/nysoto/Scot%20Die%20Report%20December%201794_zpsd9h65pfk.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="WFN, post: 2725417, member: 86967"]Another part of Robert Scot's report, which resides at the National Archives in Philadelphia, describes more die terminology used by Scot: "With a compleat success in the preceeding processes which has hardly ever happened, a [B]head Die[/B] as above may be finished in a day. The same may be reckoned on the [B]half Cent head Die[/B], and the same length of time for the Dies of their respective reverses. All other Dies are subject to the foregoing preparations and incidental circumstances. The [B]dollar Original Die[/B] [now called master die] [B]for the head[/B], will take six or eight days. The same Die for its reverse, nearly the same time; and after the [B]Hubbs[/B] are compleated, [B]a head Die for striking money[/B] may be finished in two days, and the same Die of the reverse in the same time nearly. The half Dollar Dies, original and others in all their various processes may take nearly the same time with the Dollar Dies under the same circumstances. The [B]half Disme Original Die[/B] for the head, may take about five days, and its [B]reverse Die[/B] of the same kind, six. A day for the former and a day and a half for the latter in finishing the [B]Coining Dies[/B] may be sufficient." Scot's usage of "Hubb" certainly came from the English word "hubbe" a variant of "hob" with one of the meanings: a steel pattern used in forming a mould or die in cold metal. [IMG]http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/ab156/nysoto/Scot%20Die%20Report%20December%201794_zpsd9h65pfk.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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