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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 77108, member: 669&quot;]Hi jgandolph, and&nbsp; <img src="http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/schilder/142.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; to the forum.</p><p><br /></p><p>One method, which is used for putting gold trim on china, glass, picture frames, etc., is to apply a substance called &quot;gesso&quot; to the area where gilding is desired.&nbsp; Gesso is a self-leveling paste that can be thinned down and applied with an artist&#039;s brush.&nbsp; Gold is an extremely malleable substance, and can be made into very thin sheets, called &quot;gold leaf&quot;.&nbsp; Gold leaf is applied to the gessoed area, and &quot;burnished&quot; so that it sticks only where wanted.&nbsp; The burnishing is done by rubbing the area with a small smooth tool until it adheres.&nbsp; Then the loose flecks of gold that had no gesso to stick to are brushed off, usually with a camels hair brush, and the result is a gold-colored area.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want to try it yourself, most craft shops sell small packets of gold leaf, gesso and burnishing tools.&nbsp; The gold is so thin that it is virtually weightless, and the sheets are quite inexpensive.&nbsp; (If you do try it, come back and tell us how it went.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )</p><p><br /></p><p>To find out whether any particular private mint uses this method, or a different one, to &quot;decorate&quot; coins, you would have to ask them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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