Tooling

Re-engraving details on a worn coin or relic with a graver to sharpen a portrait, a legend or a design; the numismatic equivalent of rechipping. Smoothing is the milder form. Both are disclosed on the record and reduce value sharply.

Sources

Sear, D. R. Greek Coins and Their Values; Roman Coins and Their Values (Spink)
American Numismatic Society — MANTIS collection database

Cite this article

Stratum Strata. "Tooling" (Glossary). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16. https://stratum.black/strata/glossary/tooling. Accessed 2026-09-21.

BibTeX · CSL-JSON

@misc{stratum-tooling,
  title        = {Tooling},
  author       = {{Stratum Strata}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/strata/glossary/tooling}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Glossary article, Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16; sources: stratum. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
}

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