Mint Bloom Pubblico Deposited
- Mint Bloom. The state of freshly struck pieces still exhibiting flow marks or striations on the surface before these have disappeared from handling or wear. See flow marks, luster, cartwheel effect.
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