Definition

• Reverse Plating.  A striping away of an unwanted layer of surface metal; the removal of the outermost layer from a plated item, usually silver or gold in unsightly condition; electrostripping. This is one of the early steps in refinishing a plated item, and, as a benefit, it removes tarnish since the tarnish adheres to the outermost layer. The electroplating process is reversed to take away specific metal instead of adding to it.  See electroplating, repair and restoration.

  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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