coin die

object, machine, apparatus, tool, technical instrument

A tool for striking coins and medals.

Johann Conrad Fischer specialised in the producton of high-quality steel for the manufacture of coin dies. His customers included the mints of London, Paris and Munich.

May also be called a coin stamp.

Mentions in Journals

Traveljournal 1814

First encounter with malleable cast iron in Birmingham, 30 August 1814
Exploring the Black Country on horseback with James Watt, 29 August 1814

Traveljournal 1825

Interesting wire drawing plant, 14 June 1825
Business opportunities in the London Mint, 11 July 1825
The adventure with the pocketbook, 12 July 1825

Traveljournal 1845

Paris hat fashions, the mint and onward journey, 19 July 1845
London acquaintances old and new, 22 July 1845
Fischer visits the patent office, 23 July 1845

Traveljournal 1846

Brande’s letter to Fischer
“Hochrheinbahn”, steel casting and street paving, 21 October 1846
Brande, the Bank of England and a visit to Old Fenn, 23 October 1846
The Butterley Works and a highway robbery at Alfredton, 26 October 1846
Dover–Schaffhausen, 4–8 November 1846

Traveljournal 1851

Fischer’s seventh visit, 1 July 1851

Sources

Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.

External Links

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Cite this page as: coin die. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/keywords/gfa-keywords-9330, viewed on 24 June 2025.