Définition

• Coin Finish.  Without finish; no further processing after a struck piece comes from the press. Since the surface is not protected, with a lacquer say, the object will tone in time depending upon its composition, environment and exposure to chemical conditions. This is, obviously, the finish of all coins and tokens. Most medals are given a protective finish but any medal that has not been finished is called this term also.  See toning.

  excerpted with permission from

  An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

  For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

  COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

  Roger W. Burdette, Editor

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