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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 7585541, member: 19165"]Galvanos were important parts of the die-making process, but galvanos are metal (they use a galvanic current to produce an electrotype.). Read more here: <a href="https://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n14a12.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n14a12.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n14a12.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Intaglio is a process for making prints. The design is cut into a plate, ink is run across it, and then it is used to make the design. Intaglio is used for paper money. Read more here: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intaglio_(printmaking)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intaglio_(printmaking)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intaglio_(printmaking)</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As far as I know, there is not precise term beyond "plaster mold." The plaster mold would then be used in the reducing machine to make the master hub, which would then make master dies. Many modern mints skip the plaster mold step nowadays and design using a computer software. You can read more here: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.phelimint.com/blogs/learning-centre/creating-a-coin-die-turning-art-into-a-mold" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.phelimint.com/blogs/learning-centre/creating-a-coin-die-turning-art-into-a-mold" rel="nofollow">https://www.phelimint.com/blogs/learning-centre/creating-a-coin-die-turning-art-into-a-mold</a></p><p><a href="https://www.usmint.gov/learn/production-process/die-making" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.usmint.gov/learn/production-process/die-making" rel="nofollow">https://www.usmint.gov/learn/production-process/die-making</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 7585541, member: 19165"]Galvanos were important parts of the die-making process, but galvanos are metal (they use a galvanic current to produce an electrotype.). Read more here: [URL]https://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n14a12.html[/URL] Intaglio is a process for making prints. The design is cut into a plate, ink is run across it, and then it is used to make the design. Intaglio is used for paper money. Read more here: [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intaglio_(printmaking)[/URL] As far as I know, there is not precise term beyond "plaster mold." The plaster mold would then be used in the reducing machine to make the master hub, which would then make master dies. Many modern mints skip the plaster mold step nowadays and design using a computer software. You can read more here: [URL]https://www.phelimint.com/blogs/learning-centre/creating-a-coin-die-turning-art-into-a-mold[/URL] [URL]https://www.usmint.gov/learn/production-process/die-making[/URL][/QUOTE]
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