Definition

• Diamond Pencil.  A sharp, crisp style of engraving most notably by Johann J. Kormann (otherwise known as Giovanni Jacobo Cormonpo, who flourished 1630-50). His engraving style was so charming it was said he had a "diamond pencil," thus any such crisp, sharp style.

  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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