VOCABULARY TERMS: ONE LINERS

One Liners

Applied Ornament. Applied work. See applique.
CLASS 09.05

Assurgent. Rising from the sea. See ascendant.
CLASS 11.4

Bail. A minute ring for suspending medallic or jewelry items. See loop.
CLASS 10.6

Box Die. A British term for open face die.
CLASS 04.4

Broad Flan. Struck on a planchet of greater diameter than usual. See oversize flan.
CLASS 06.9

Chip. A tiny portion of a die broken away from the die’s surface. See diechip.
CLASS 06.9

Choice. A collectors’ term for a selected specimen; one of exceptional condition.
CLASS 13.3

Cire-perdue. French word for the lost-wax process of casting. See precision casting.
CLASS 07.2

DES. Abbreviation for designer, the artist who prepares a coin or medal design.
CLASS 03.6

Die Line. The outermost design limits on the face of a die.
CLASS 04.4

Ding. A collectors’ term for a nick or small gouge.
CLASS 13.3

Disk. (2) A blank in circular shape; a planchet.
CLASS 06.2

Double Legend. Two lines of legend.
CLASS 02.10

EGP. Electro goldplate; gilt.
CLASS 09.7

Emblem Die. A small die, particularly for striking emblems.
CLASS 04.4

Enameler. A craftsman who applies and bakes enamel.
CLASS 09.6

Engrave. To cut into metal; to cut a die.
CLASS 04.1

Face. (2) The obverse of a numismatic item.
CLASS 11.4

Foliated Edge. An engrailed edge of leafy decoration.
CLASS 02.7

FS. Fine silver, often appearing after a number, as 999 FS.
CLASS 05.

Incise. To cut or engrave into a surface.
CLASS 04.1

Indented. (2) British term for incised lettering, particularly edge lettering.
CLASS 10.2 k

Knock. A collectors’ term for an edge nick.
CLASS 13.3

Mercury Gilding. Another term for firegilding. See firegilding.
CLASS 09.7

Mint Frost. Mint luster or mint bloom still on a freshly struck coin.
CLASS 06.7

Modular Dies. A collectors’ term for insert dies.
CLASS 04.4

Mute. Without lettering; anepigraphic.
CLASS 02.10

NS. Abbreviation for nickel-silver.
CLASS 05.4

Overchased. An excessive amount of chasing; spoiled by tooling.
CLASS 08.9

Pedigree. The record of previous owners of a valuable item. See provenance.
CLASS 11.4

Piece. A single item, an individual numismatic specimen.
CLASS 11.4

Profile. (2) The shape of a die. See dies and diemaking.
CLASS 04.4

Proofing. A testing of the die. See proving.
CLASS 04.7

Remedy. A British term for tolerance.
CLASS 05.2

Resist. A British term for a resistant or stop-off.
CLASS 09.1

Service Pin Die. A small die for striking a service pin; an emblem die.
CLASS 04.4

Specimen. (2) An individual numismatic object, otherwise called an item or piece.
CLASS 11.4

Struck-thru. A collector’s term for impressed error.
CLASS 13.3

Tipped Die. Incorrect seating of a die. See misaligned die.
CLASS 06.9

Transfer Engraver. A person who operates a transfer lathe or pantograph.
CLASS 04.6

Verso. The reverse of a coin or medal.
CLASS 11.

Wax Modeler. A person who prepares a bas-relief model in wax.
CLASS 03.4

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