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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


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