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Puncheon

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From Old Scottish Mint, South Gray's Close, Edinburgh

Postcard of Puncheon.
000-100-001-934-C
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Puncheon

A puncheon is a tool for stamping metal. This example is made of steel and has a blank face. It is from the Old Scottish Mint in South Gray's Close in Edinburgh and dates from the 17th century.

Cylindrical bar punch with a smooth face, from the Mint

In the late 16th century, coins started to be struck in Edinburgh's Cowgate and a complex of mint buildings grew up at the foot of South Gray's Close. The Scottish mint remained there until the last Scottish coins were struck in 1709.


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Online ID: 000-100-001-934-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.QN 160
Date: 17th century
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Dimensions: 124 mm L
What: Punch
Subject: Numismatic apparatus, including communion tokens etc. (NMAS Classification)
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