Note by Conduitt on die sinking

Author: John Conduitt

Source: MINT 19/5/7, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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[Normalized Text] [Catalogue Entry]

<7r>

Puncheon

Hardened

Polished

Die –

Sunk

filed

|rub'd on| lead \with water/ to smooth

|a| circle \made/ for the graining with compass /then {illeg}|grain with grainers| & a hammer\

|a| circle for letters with compass then strike every letter single then filed flat & round down to make room for moneyers s...ers – then harden

then polish

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