Daily AncestorDiesinker
A diesinker engraved the dies used to stamp coins, medals and similar metal pieces.
Wiktionary defines a diesinker as an engraver of dies for stamping coins, medals and similar pieces.
A die is a specialized tool used in manufacturing to cut or form material to a desired shape, and stamping dies are used in a press. Like molds, dies are made for the particular item they produce, so each new coin or medal design needed its own die.
As seen in a recordOccupation column of the 1860 to 1900 census
Henry Bodmeier, 51, Diesinker, Switzerland
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