Posted 06/22/2010 04:19 am
"Polishing" removes oxidation or tarnish by cutting into a metal surface. If a die is polished, then the lines will be cut into the die. When a coin is struck from that die, the lines will be raised, or in relief. It will also be more likely that the low points on the coin (the fields) will have the strongest lines, since those are the high points on the die.
If the coin itself has been cleaned or polished, the lines will be little grooves, cut into the surface of a coin; the lines will be incuse. They will also be more likely to be prominent on the high points of the coin.
You'll probably need a fairly strong magnifier and a good unidirectional light source to tell the difference.
If the coin itself has been cleaned or polished, the lines will be little grooves, cut into the surface of a coin; the lines will be incuse. They will also be more likely to be prominent on the high points of the coin.
You'll probably need a fairly strong magnifier and a good unidirectional light source to tell the difference.
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