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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 2661361, member: 82322&quot;]I recently acquired an Eastern-mint Alexander the Great tetradrachm the seller described as &quot;high relief&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>It certainly seems high relief!&nbsp; But how can I quantify it?&nbsp; Does anyone here measure the thickness of their coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>I presume I need some kind of calipers that won&#039;t scratch the coin.&nbsp; I have seen many plastic, steel and fiber calipers for sale online.&nbsp; The most common variety have the size &quot;six inches&quot; and I am not sure if the jaws will be big enough to reach across the entire coin, or even to the center.&nbsp; The digital variety seemed to be favored by collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>It seems straightforward (if the jaws are big enough) to measure the total thickness at the thickest part.&nbsp; Is that the standard way to go about it?</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse is in higher relief than the reverse.&nbsp; Is there any technique to measure the thickness of the relief on either side?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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