Gouge Público Deposited
- Gouge. (2) An unintentional indentation, as a sizeable dent in a numismatic or medallic item. Such a gouge would drastically affect the condition and value of the item. A gouge in a die produces an unwanted raised lump or boss on a piece struck from that die.
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