Video of new press installation at Perth Mint

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  1. bron suchecki

    bron suchecki Active Member Silver Stacker

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    bron suchecki, Mar 31, 2011
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    Silverthorn Well-Known Member

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    lol. Thanks for posting.
     
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    I misread that you were pressing 1 tonne coins
     
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    goldpelican Administrator Staff Member

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    For those too lazy to go to the blog :rolleyes:

    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzmATwyMpPg[/youtube]
     
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    Bron you could have told us when the hole in the roof was going to be open :lol:
     
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    So this press does the 1kg and up sizes?
     
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    Good size isolation mounts in under that.
     
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  8. Forge

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    1010mm in diameter, 140mm thick, just clear of $1M a piece.
     
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    What? There are buildings around the mint? I swear last time I went there back in the 1990s it was in the outback.
     
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  10. Lord Dragon

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    Dunno where you went but the Perth mint is in the CBD....surrounded by buildings for like 100 years :p
     
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    No jokes please about production going through the roof, silver going to the moon or other silly comments please. :p

    If you do run out of silver, can you make chocolate coins please covered in gold leaf ? *runs*
     
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    This is good, confidence in the coin market by investing in new equipment. I like it :)
     
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    Big A.D. Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Heh, you know your new toy is really cool when you have to cut a hole in the building to get it home.
     
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