Date/Time
Date(s) - 11/21/2019
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location
Steeler's Fellowship Club
Registration – 5:30 – 6:00 P.M.
Dinner – 6:00 P.M.
Presentation – 6:30 P.M.
NOTE: Steeler’s Fellowship Club is located at 126 W. Bern Street Reading, on the corner of Bern and Pear Streets.
SPEAKER:
Chris Pilliod
Senior Metallurgist, R&D Process Technology, Carpenter Technology Corporation
Bio:
Chris Pilliod graduated with a BS degree from Case Western Reserve, where he excelled at being average. He was a member of the varsity golf team and during his freshman year, he was part of the second wave of engineering students to take what would become the most famous class on campus now… “Materials in Sports”. It was that class that confirmed to him he wanted to pursue a degree in Metallurgy and Materials Science.
Pilliod has worked in the specialty steel industry since 1979 and Carpenter for the past 23 years, both in the primary and finishing end. He is currently a Staff Specialist in the Process Development Group R&D. As an enthusiastic numismatist Pilliod has been awarded some of the highest honors in American numismatic research. His specialty is the coinage of America during the 1700 and 1800’s, particularly the Civil War era.
TITLE:
Trying to Solve a Metallurgical Mystery at the United States Mint in 1795
Abstract:
The Founding Fathers of our nation were well aware of the cornerstone of a strong democracy lay in the confidence its people had in commerce. Developing the nation’s coinage was one of the most critical issues of our early days. Well aware of a major reason for the Fall of Rome, the most important minds were tasked to establish an economic foundation a country would be confident in, including the coinage of the day. Once the Congressionally legislated standards were approved in 1792 it was not long before the Mint faced a serious metallurgical issue. Numismatists have pondered the dilemma for years and now research has been performed to answer the questions.
DEADLINE: Thursday, November 21, 2019
COST: $25 for members, professionals, and guests; $20 for retirees; $15 for students