Depth Gauge Público Deposited
- Depth Gauge. A tool for measuring the depth of depression on a model or die, in effect the height of the modulated relief from the lowest point to a set point, often the rim or a high point.Derivative Design. A coin or medal design copied from a previous design. A design derived from an existing one, but brought up-to-date with additional detail or inscriptions.Generally, it is more than one element of the design, as an entire scene replicated for a new issue, as the device of one anniversary medal reproduced for a later anniversary medal. CLASS 02.12214-(002)03.6
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