device punch A steel rod with a raised device on the end used to punch the element into a working die. This technique was used before hubbed dies became the norm.
Several different device punches were used for the royal bust and Hibernia (Martin states there are at least three different laurel wreath styles and several variations on Hibernia's belt).
Most likely, Wright’s cameos convinced the Mint officials that he could create suitable device punches: an essential task for multiplying dies for the anticipated larger mintage.
Among other assignments, he was responsible for many of the device punches that were used on the earlier Capped Bust coins.
He had no experience designing device punches for coins and learned as he went. His first attempt-the 1794 Flowing Hair design-suffered from broken punches and was greeted with harsh public criticism.
Double Die - A die that received one of its several blows from a hub or device punch in accidentally imperfect alignment.
Doubloon - A Spanish-American gold coin originally valued at $16.00.
It was later found out he could neither sink a die nor make a device punch. Given Scot's incompetency as well as that of his assistant, John Eckstein, it is a wonder the coins turned as well as they did.
Francisco, which was the San Francisco branch of an outfit with headquarters in New York City. It is now believed that Frontier, Diviercy & Co. made dies for the H. Guillemont pieces, as there is an interrelationship of letter and device punches.
 See also: Obverse, Reverse, Punch, Revers, Bust
  
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