THE ROOT RIVER MINT
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THE ROOT RIVER MINT
Len Augsburger passed along this note and photos from this week's Central States show. Thanks! The first image is from their website.-Editor
Joe Paonessa from the Root River Mint was set up at the Central States Numismatic Society convention, May 2-4, and was coining commemorative New England shillings with a hand-operated rocker press. The press weighed all of 28 pounds and dates to the early 20th century. Joe also operated a planchet press under hand-operated screw power. These punched out pewter blanks for use in the rocker press. It's a great reminder that the technology required to manufacture our early colonial coins was not terribly advanced.
For more information, see:
https://rrmint.com/
