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The life of a silver mine in the 16th century, according to Heinrich Groff



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The weighers and markers of silver bars and the messenger brining the bars [Print 25]

The silver bullion is weighed under the supervision of the Judge of the Mines (zoom 1). The weight is engraved by hallmark, then the bars are taken by horseman to be delivered most likely to the Monnaie in Nancy.