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Casting mold for coins, China, 1st century AD? (lemmy.world)
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[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I assumed the best holds are on the matching mold for the other side. It's not the metal that's being wasted. As you point out it can be remelted. But heat isn't free. That's wood or coal that's going up in smoke.