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1. Re: No US coin, planchet or blank has ever been "sintered."

   

   Comment by Insider2 · May 5, 2019 3:37PM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   @ricko said: "Sintering is the process of compacting and forming a solid mass of material by heat or pressure without melting it to the point of liquefaction. The term has been totally misapplied in numismatics under the false belief that it meant the discoloration was due to heating. There are no U.S. Mint coins that are…

2. Re: No US coin, planchet or blank has ever been "sintered."

   

   Comment by RogerB · May 5, 2019 12:05PM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   The term has no application for US coinage. Some past fool liked the sound of it, and it was indiscriminately applied to completely unrelated, superficial appearance. That any company or professional would parrot false language diminishes all.

3. Re: No US coin, planchet or blank has ever been "sintered."

   

   Comment by ricko · May 5, 2019 4:37PM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   @Insider2... Sintered is the past tense of sintering... it is a process, it is not a 'color'....The term is incorrectly used, and no matter how long it has been used, it is wrong. You are certainly entitled to disagree, but arguing from a false position is not justification. Cheers, RickO

4. Re: No US coin, planchet or blank has ever been "sintered."

   

   Comment by ricko · May 5, 2019 2:38PM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   Sintering is the process of compacting and forming a solid mass of material by heat or pressure without melting it to the point of liquefaction. The term has been totally misapplied in numismatics under the false belief that it meant the discoloration was due to heating. There are no U.S. Mint coins that are sintered... as…