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not only with the greatest precision
but is so beautifully
adapted and rendered
finished it is to be regretted
that
a scale of economy
other description
of press should have
been adopted.
It will cause
Considerable loss of
time to be constantly
changing the
arrangement
of the Presses for producing descriptions of
coins
as it will be
necessary at all
times to be prepared to coin dollars and
half dollars for the Public when
Requisition shall be
made the subsidiary coinage
is proceeding for
the
Government's purpose
Keeping the new French press always ready
for the
coinage of
dollars and I would
recommend that another similar in
all respects be at
once ordered
from Messrs Caibrts of
Paris but to be
provided (in addition
with)
the
apparatus necessary for coining pieces of
1.25 diameter x .97
thickness with
the
necessary appliances for coining pieces
1.31 diameter 2.083 thickness; a list should be sent