From "The Descriptive Album of London" by George H Birch 1896 - Extract text : " THE MINT stands on the East side Of Tower Hill. It was erected in 1811, from designs by Smirke and Johnson, and greatly extended in 1881-82. It was formerly the only place of issue for gold coinage having currency in the United Kingdom and its colonies, but there are now mints at Melbourne and Sydney, and at Calcutta and Bombay. The automatic machinery used for converting bar gold into coins of exactly the same size and weight is most ingenious, and the different processes of coining are extremely interesting. App

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From "The Descriptive Album of London" by George H Birch 1896 - Extract text : " THE MINT stands on the East side Of Tower Hill. It was erected in 1811, from designs by Smirke and Johnson, and greatly extended in 1881-82. It was formerly the only place of issue for gold coinage having currency in the United Kingdom and its colonies, but there are now mints at Melbourne and Sydney, and at Calcutta and Bombay. The automatic machinery used for converting bar gold into coins of exactly the same size and weight is most ingenious, and the different processes of coining are extremely interesting. Applications to view the Mint must be made in writing to the Chancellor Of the Exchequer. "

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