VOCABULARY TERM: CONCAVED EDGE

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The E-Sylum: Volume 22, Number 21, May 26, 2019, Article 20

Dick Johnson submitted this entry from his Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Terminology. George Cuhaj kindly provided images of a World Scout Foundation Baden-Powell World Fellowship medal exhibiting this type of edge. Thanks! -Editor

Concaved Edge.

World Scout Foundation Baden-Powell World Fellowship medal

A shallow furrow around the edge of a medal, creating an artistic notched effect. It has an additional and utilitarian purpose of aiding the fingers to pick up and hold the numismatic item with such an edge. An example of concaved edge was the 4-inch Woolworth 50th Anniversary Medallion of 1929 by Julio Kilenyi and struck by Whitehead & Hoag. A type of concave edge with a V-shaped furrow is called contorniate. An anomaly of trimming can create a concaved edge; an example was a James Cardinal Gibbons Medal of 1911 which had an uneven furrow cut in the edge due to improper turning on the lathe, and should have been rejected. (J&J 26:688). See edge.

Note that you can still see the horizontal lathe trim lines. The Medal is 70mm silver. Struck by Huguenin (Now Faude + Huguenin, located in La Locle, Switzerland) (The FIDEM Congress of 1998 had a great floor tour of this facility). Given with a certificate to donors of $10,000 USD or more (in one lump sum or total thereof spread over 5 years) to the World Scout Foundation.

Looking for the meaning of a numismatic word, or the description of a term? Try the Newman Numismatic Portal's Numismatic Dictionary at: https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/dictionary

Or if you would like a printed copy of the complete Encyclopedia, it is available. There are 1,854 terms, on 678 pages, in The Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology. Even running two a week would require more than 19 years to publish them all. If you would like an advance draft of this vital reference work it may be obtained from the author for your check of $50 sent postpaid. Dick Johnson, 139 Thompson Drive, Torrington, CT 06790.