Définition

• Fabric.  The quality or style of execution; the workmanship. Fabric includes the metal or composition of the coin or medal, the presentation of the design elements and lettering, and evidence of how the piece was produced; it includes all the obvious elements, as well as those that are perceived only by a "sixth sense." Fabric is a culmination of how the piece looks and feels and is based on experience of handling many similar specimens. Though not conclusive, it is often an indication to the genuineness of a given coin or medal. Compare style and technique.
  Reference:                                                                                                                               
  NE42 {1982} Doty, p 131.

  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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