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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2399846, member: 24314"]My mistake. Professional authenticators teach that any type of "smoothing/removing patina/original surface" is a type of alteration to a coin's surface that is called "tooling." Perhaps the ancient dealers/collectors use the definition you have provided rather than the one I have suggested for coins in general. </p><p> </p><p>While engraving the design details on a coin is universally called tooling, the act of smoothing a coin's surface to remove corrosion must not be for <span style="color: #006600">some</span> collectors anymore as it is a matter of degree.</p><p> </p><p>Rather than split hairs, while you have explained your usage very plainly; I'll stick with mine. Thanks <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2399846, member: 24314"]My mistake. Professional authenticators teach that any type of "smoothing/removing patina/original surface" is a type of alteration to a coin's surface that is called "tooling." Perhaps the ancient dealers/collectors use the definition you have provided rather than the one I have suggested for coins in general. While engraving the design details on a coin is universally called tooling, the act of smoothing a coin's surface to remove corrosion must not be for [COLOR=#006600]some[/COLOR] collectors anymore as it is a matter of degree. Rather than split hairs, while you have explained your usage very plainly; I'll stick with mine. Thanks :happy:[/QUOTE]
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