Birmingham Mint presses and six planchet presses for making blanks from strip metal. These were installed at the Bath Street works, and in that year trade tokens were struck for use in Australia. In 1851 coins were struck for Chile using the letter "H" as a mintmark. The same year copper planchets were made for the Royal Mint to make into pennies, halfpennies, farthings, half-farthings and quarter-farthings. In 1852 the Mint won a contract to produce a new series of coins for France. In this the Mint pioneered the minting of bronze. Ralph Heaton III (son of Ralph II) took key workers
The Blanks The Blanks The Blanks are an American a cappella group. They were recurring guests on the TV series "Scrubs" under various names such as Ted's Band and The Worthless Peons. They have released two albums: "Riding the Wave" and Worth The Weight. Sam Lloyd and George Miserlis met Paul Perry while studying at Syracuse University. Some time later they met Philip McNiven while living in Los Angeles and formed the group. The band began to appear in "Scrubs" after performing at the show's Christmas party (actor Sam Lloyd already had a recurring role on the show), impressing the show's producer,