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VOCABULARY TERM: RIBBON LIFTHere's another entry from Dick Johnson's Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Terminology. I added an image found online. The ribbon lift is sticking out on the right side of the case. -Editor Ribbon Lift. A simple ribbon attached to the bottom of a well in a case made for coins or medals. The ribbon is attached to the case and has a short length extending beyond the well. When a coin or medal is placed in the snug-fitting well the ribbon extends beyond it. By pulling up the ribbon lifts the piece from the well. 
Some oriental cases have been observed where the ribbon lift has not been fastened to the case at the bottom of the well. Instead the ribbon lies loose, somewhat longer than the width of the well, extending beyond the object on both sides. To lift the item both ends must be grasped and pulled up simultaneously. Who knew there was a name for those thingys? I should know better - EVERYTHING in this world has been given a name, from aglets to dingleberries to zipper pulls. Naming things has great utility, and mankind has been naming and classifying things it sees since the Garden of Eden. Naming things is essential for communication in specialized fields - every single thing that is made or sold has a name, and Dick's Encyclopedia is a testimony to that for the numismatic field. -Editor
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