The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 8, February 17, 2002, Article 6

LACQUERING AND NOSE OIL IN NUMISMATICS

  Dick Johnson writes: "Ed Krivoniak is 100% right! When you
  remove lacquer from a coin or medal you then have a metal
  surface called ACTIVATED SURFACE.  It is extremely
  susceptible to toning. You must do something to the surface
  (relacquer or artificially tone) or it will tone on its own starting
  in about two weeks.  This subsequent toning is more artificial
 looking (and usually unattractive) than before.

  Also I learned something new from Ed Krivoniak: use of
  nose oil to remove hairlines on a coin's surface.  The use of
  nose oil is also one of the most important techniques of wax
  modeling. When artists do modeling in wax they use a tool
  called a BOASTER. The world's best lubricant for this
  boaster is nose oil.  I have watched wax modelers (there are
  more in the jewelry manufacturing field than in the medallic
  field, however) to see them constantly rub the boaster
  alongside their nose (the truncation between nose and cheek
  is the best place). The oil makes the boaster's use a smoother
  operation.

  One such wax modeler revealed to me he had been doing
  this for 20 years and he found that the more he does it
  every day the more oil is released by the human body. The
  rubbing of the boaster against the skin triggers the oil glands
  in the nose to release the oil -- in just the right amount!  Also,
  he told me, when he stops (weekends, vacations) the glands
  revert to normal."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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