Optical Illusion Spinner Público Deposited
- Optical Illusion Spinner. A medal which when spun both obverse and reverse appear as one view. Some collectors call these edge spinners. They are made with pins and pivots mounted in the edge and a ring or partial ring, so that the medal spins and the view will be in register. die alignment is critical when these are struck. See spinner.
excerpted with permission from
An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology
For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators
COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON