We are the only traditional coining mint in North America that produces its own dies, and stamps its own coins the exact same way it was done for hundreds of years before the birth of Pantograph, or modern CNC technology.
Modern Museum Reproductions.
The coins produced at St. Augustine Mint, are all struck using dies that were hand sunk by our master die sinker. Each coin die is made exactly the same way the originals were made. Our carver / engraver, takes authentic coins, which are studied in hand and each element of that coin is copied by carving punches (stamps) to 99% exact perfection, then those elements are hand stamped into the coining dies. This process is what gives our museum reproductions their authentic look. Not only in their features, sharpness and metal displacement details, but they allow us to make hammer struck coins such as "cobs" in every size, shape and strike imaginable.
Modern cast copies are cheap, and let's face it. They never look good. Which is disappointing. None of our coins are made from modern casting.
Punches Used To Create Our Dies.
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