Definition

• Fugitive Patina.  Not an acceptable finish for medallic items, one that is not colorfast and will fade or break up in time.  See finish and finishing.

  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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