Money making; stamping and milling the disks and weighing the finished coins mb-code 1239196 16th February 1968

16th February 1968

Prime Minister Gladstone

23rd March 1966

The old farmhouse

including a cricket and mantises

Money making; stamping and milling the disks and weighing the finished coins mb-code 1239196 16th February 1968Money making; stamping and milling the disks and weighing the finished coins, 20th century. When the disks have been cut they are 'marked' (top left), that is, the edge is slightly raised to protect the coin from abrasion, then washed in acid, cleaned in sawdust and dried by hot air. The disks are next stamped (top right). Finally the coins are weighed (bottom) in a room full of balances that are inspected daily. The coins fall automatically into one