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The E-Sylum: Volume 19, Number 40, October 2, 2016, Article 37

FEATURED WEB SITE: HOW COINS ARE MADE

This week's Featured Web Site is is a section of the U.S. Mint site describing how coins are made. It walks through the Blanking, Annealing, Upsetting, Striking, Inspecting, and Counting and Bagging processes, using cute animated .gifs for illustration.

Making millions of coins every day is a complex process. People and machines have to work together smoothly. A tour through the United States Mint at Philadelphia or Denver to witness this process is well worth the visit. But if you can't make the trip, here are some online alternatives.

How Coins are Made

www.usmint.gov/circulating_coins/indexc526-2.html?action=coins



Wayne Homren, Editor

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