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2. Punchcutting - Wikipedia

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   Punchcutting is a craft used in traditional typography to cut letter punches in steel as the first stage of making metal type. [1] Steel punches in the shape of the letter would be used to stamp matrices into copper, which were locked into a mould shape to cast type. Cutting punches and casting type was the first step of traditional typesetting ...

3. Hallmark - Wikipedia

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   The control or inspection of precious metals was an ancient concept of examination and marking, by means of inspection stamps (punch marks). The use of hallmarks, at first on silver, has a long history dating back to the 4th century AD—there is evidence of silver bars marked under authority of the Flavius Julius Constans [ 3 ] around AD 350 ...

4. List of most expensive philatelic items - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of the highest known prices paid for philatelic items, including stamps and covers. The current record price for a single stamp is US$9,480,000 paid for the British Guiana 1c magenta. [1] [2] This list is ordered by consumer price index inflation-adjusted value (in bold) in millions of United States dollars in 2023.

5. Repoussé and chasing - Wikipedia

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   A set of "punches", that is, chisels with smooth tips that are used to push the metal: A "liner" has a flattened tip with a slightly curved blunt edge. It is used to chase narrow grooves in the metal, or to repoussé narrow ridges from the back side; both for outlining the work, and to refine edges in the final object.

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7. Chicago teenager in a coma after family shot at in Mexico; 3 ...

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   A Chicago teenager is in a coma and three of his family members are dead after the group was shot at while vacationing in Mexico last week, according to the U.S. State Department and local reports ...