Coins, medals, and seals, ancient and modern. Illustrated and described. With a sketch of the history of coins and coinage, instructions for young collectors, tables of comparative rarity, price lists of English and American coins, medals and tokens, &c., &c (1861)
Prime, William Cowper, 1825-1905 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 162
and so exact as to fit a steel collar or ringthat is made for it. The two dies are of exactly the same size,fitting this collar, and so arranged that the two will easily go intothe collar face to face. On the smooth surfaces of the dies thedie-sinker or die-cutter with his tools cuts the designs… … COIN AND MEDAL STRIKING. which is a raised copy of this design. This he calls a punch, andhe drives this into the surface of the soft steel die with a ham-mer or with a press, thus saving the time and labor of cutting itout. This process he generally uses with letters, wreaths, andall common…
Numismatics · Medals · Seals (Numismatics)
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