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<p>[QUOTE="jcm, post: 2036027, member: 72567"]This is the process from the old catalogs, incl British Museum - make a tin foil impression of the coin by pressing thin foil over the coin, then pour liquid plaster of paris in the mould and you will have a replica of the coin. they would use this process for the old catalogs because the casts would photogtaph better.The "thin foil" is the foil they use on chocolate bars, btw.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jcm, post: 2036027, member: 72567"]This is the process from the old catalogs, incl British Museum - make a tin foil impression of the coin by pressing thin foil over the coin, then pour liquid plaster of paris in the mould and you will have a replica of the coin. they would use this process for the old catalogs because the casts would photogtaph better.The "thin foil" is the foil they use on chocolate bars, btw.[/QUOTE]
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