Definition
Definition. Distinctness, clarity of detail, sharpness of relief; the finely executed detail of a numismatic or medallic design or model. Designs with high definition are highly prized in the coin and medal field. Models must be made with a crispness of all relief. Those techniques in the field which preserve definition are employed over those which do not, as the use of electrodeposition, high quality pantographs and such.
excerpted with permission from
An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology
For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators
COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON
Roger W. Burdette, Editor