EDM Dies Publique Deposited
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- EDM Dies. Dies made – not by conventional machining or hubbing processes – but by electrical discharge machining (EDM). Such dies so made exhibit a micro pitting which imparts a pebbly texture to all items struck from that die. Such tiny pitting can be stoned or polished but not entirely removed, particularly in recessed design areas, a diagnostic for EDM forming of dies.
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