CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12] — Page 319

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i modification of Gay Lussac's assay process by the assay personally, after which, according to his directions as written on each assay paper, the metal is either poured at once into bars or the proportion of copper or silver added to it if it has been found to be higher or lower than standard.

If any error in weighing the silver or the copper or in calculating the alloy has occurred it is detected at this stage and rectified.

Until each crucible of metal has been assayed and the directions of the assay as written upon each assay paper by him have been carried out, no metal is under any pretence allowed to be poured into bars.

Every quantity of silver intended for coinage, whether that silver is in the form of trading ingots, scissel, blanks, defective coins, Dollars, Mexican or American Dollars, or in any other form, is always assayed as above. Under no circumstances whatever is any metal poured into coinage bars without this assay.

After the Yen bars have been cast, they are delivered to the Rolling Department where they are rolled and the Yen dies or "blanks" cut out.

The blanks are then weighed, adjusted, compressed, annealed, and coined.

Whilst they are being coined from...

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i modification of Gay Lussac's assay process by the assay personally, after which, according to his directions as written on each assay paper, the metal is either poured at once into bars or the proportion of copper or silver added to it if it has been found to be higher or lower than standard. If any error in weighing the silver or the copper or in calculating the alloy has occurred it is detected at this stage and rectified. Until each crucible of metal has been assayed and the directions of the assay as written upon each assay paper by him have been carried out, no metal is under any pretence allowed to be poured into bars. Every quantity of silver intended for coinage, whether that silver is in the form of trading ingots, scissel, blanks, defective coins, Dollars, Mexican or American Dollars, or in any other form, is always assayed as above. Under no circumstances whatever is any metal poured into coinage bars without this assay. After the Yen bars have been cast, they are delivered to the Rolling Department where they are rolled and the Yen dies or "blanks" cut out. The blanks are then weighed, adjusted, compressed, annealed, and coined. Whilst they are being coined from... Page 216 Dec.
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Y 200 313 i modification of Bay Lussac's liver assay process by the aaye personally, after which, according to his directions as written has a smail whon each apay paper, the metal is either poured at once into bars. proportion of comper of of silver added to it if it has been found to be higher or lower than Tandard. If any error in weighing the silver or the copper or in caisulating the ailoy has recurred it is ditered at this stage and rectified. Until each crucible of metal has sen tous assayed and one directions of the assacks as written upon each ajay paper by him have been carried out no metal is under any pretence allowed to be poured into bars. Every arvicitie of silver intended for coinage sare, whether that silver is in the form of Tradi ingote scisset, blanks dilective You coms, Dollari, Mexican or American Dollars or in any other form is always abayed as above. Under no circumstances whatever is any metal poured into coinagi var: without this assay. After the Yen bars have been cast they are dilwered to the Reiling Department where they are rolled and the Wen dies or "blank" cut out. The blanks are then weighed idgi compressed annealed and soined. Whilst they 216 being coined from : Dec.
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i modification of Bay Lussac's liver assay process by the aaye personally, after which, according to his directions as written

has a smail

whon each apay paper, the metal is either poured at once into bars. proportion of comper of of silver added to it if it has been found to be higher or lower

than Tandard.

If any error in weighing the silver

or the copper

or in caisulating the ailoy

has recurred it is ditered at this stage and rectified.

Until each crucible of metal has

sen tous assayed and one directions of the

assacks as written upon each ajay paper by him have been carried out

no metal is under any pretence allowed to be

poured into bars.

Every arvicitie of silver intended for

coinage sare, whether that silver is in the form of Tradi ingote scisset, blanks dilective You coms, Dollari, Mexican or American Dollars or in any

other form is always abayed as above. Under no circumstances whatever is any metal poured into coinagi var: without this assay.

After the Yen bars have been cast they are dilwered to the Reiling Department

where they

are rolled and the Wen dies

or "blank" cut out.

The blanks are then weighed idgi

compressed annealed and soined.

Whilst they

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being coined from

:

Dec.

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