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What did Edward Prince primarily cut punches for?

Stamping leather
Coin minting
Casting metal type
Wood carving

Answer

Casting metal type, the process of creating individual metal characters used in letterpress printing, was Edward Prince's primary area of expertise. He meticulously carved the punches, the master patterns used to impress the matrices for casting the individual characters, ensuring the precise and consistent reproduction of each letter, number, and symbol.