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also two hundred to be melted down and

cast into a bar.

Cash silver you so selected is divided into four parts, one part is assayed by the assayer of the Mint, one part is sent for assay to the Royal Mint, London, another part is sent to the Mint of the United States whilst the

remaining part is kept at the Treasury,

Yen

The two hundred Silver

down, and whilst molten a

are melted

dip away

piece is taken out, and this piece is

divided into four parts and assayed.

The precautions taken to insure

accuracy

in

the weight of the Silver

Yen are as follow:-

The blanks for this coin after being

cut out in the Rolling Department are delivered to the Weighing Department where they are each weighed singly by

automatic balances checked by hand weighers. By this operation they are divided into three classes, viz:-

Heavy Blanks

Light

Blanks of correct weight.

The heavy blanks are sent to a machine by which thin parings are removed from

edges and thus weights reduced. The pared blanks are then weighed again

as above.


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318 308 also two hundred to be melted down and cast into a bar. Cash silver you so selected is divided into four parts, one part is assayed by the assayer of the Mint, one part is sent for assay to the Royal Mint, London, another part is sent to the Mint of the United States whilst the remaining part is kept at the Treasury, Yen The two hundred Silver down, and whilst molten a are melted dip away piece is taken out, and this piece is divided into four parts and assayed. The precautions taken to insure accuracy in the weight of the Silver Yen are as follow:- The blanks for this coin after being cut out in the Rolling Department are delivered to the Weighing Department where they are each weighed singly by automatic balances checked by hand weighers. By this operation they are divided into three classes, viz:- Heavy Blanks Light Blanks of correct weight. The heavy blanks are sent to a machine by which thin parings are removed from edges and thus weights reduced. The pared blanks are then weighed again as above. 1 { Dec.
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318 308 also two hundred to be melted down and cast into a bar. Cash silver you so selected is divided into four parts, one part is apayed. by the apaiser of the Hint, one part is sent for apoy to the Royal Mint, London another part is sent to the Nint of the United States whilst the remaining part is kept at the Treasury, Yen The two hundred Silver down, and whilst moiten a are melted dip ajeay piece is taken out, and this piece is _ divided into four parts and a played zám.4 کات The precautions taken to insure accuracy in the weight of the Silver Yen are as follow:- The biantes for this com after being cut out in the Rolling Department are delivered to the Weighing L'epartment where they are each weighed singly by automaton balances accicted by hand weighers. By this operation they are divided into three classis, viz:- Riavy Blanks Light # Bianker of cornet weight. J The heavy blanks are sent to a machine by which thin parings are removed from edges and thus weights reduced. The pared blanks are then weighed again their as above. 1 { Dec.
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318

308

also two hundred to be melted down and

cast into a bar.

Cash silver you so selected is divided into four parts, one part is apayed. by the apaiser of the Hint, one part is sent for apoy to the Royal Mint, London another part is sent to the Nint of the United States whilst the

remaining part is kept at the Treasury,

Yen

The two hundred Silver

down, and whilst moiten a

are melted

dip ajeay

piece is taken out, and this piece is _

divided into four parts and a played zám.4

کات

The precautions taken to insure

accuracy

in

the weight of the Silver

Yen are as follow:-

The biantes for this com after being

cut out in the Rolling Department are delivered to the Weighing L'epartment where they are each weighed singly by

automaton balances accicted by hand weighers. By this operation they are divided into three classis, viz:-

Riavy Blanks

Light

#

Bianker of cornet weight.

J

The heavy blanks are sent to a machine by which thin parings are removed from

edges and thus weights reduced. The pared blanks are then weighed again

their

as above.

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Dec.

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