WEEK #340 - Have a wonderful weekend!

[Moon]

QUESTION:

 

What important quality must the paper possess during Intaglio printing for the ink to be properly transferred from the plates to the note?

 

 

Good Luck!

 

Our first place winner will receive a coupon for 1 note graded under the Standard grading tier. (You must have an active account with PMG, call PMG for details) There will also be a runner up prize given to a randomly selected player with the correct answer.

 

 

REMINDER: The Numisma-Quest ends on Saturday at midnight EST. Entries after that time will not be valid. See the Trivia info post for more details.

 

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[mhardin2413]

it must be damp

[BigBob]

Paper must be damp.

[just-john]

the paper must bee very supple, elastic when packed*, and must resist great pressure. Insofar as the paper is concerned it must be as flexible as a piece of cloth which means that it must be well dampened (much more so than fur relief and planographic printing). Dampening is absolutely necessary even when using the best grade "pure rag" paper available on the market. Dampening allows the artist to avoid a high printing pressure which is always bad for engraved lines since pressure tends to clog the lines and crush the grained parts of the plate. Hence the dampening of printing paper allows for clear lines. An easy experiment demonstrates the difference between a dampened sheet and a dry one; just print two sheets (a dry one and a wet one) using an uninked plate. The damp sheet will have followed the lines and furrows of the plate and thus will show up the design perfectly whereas the dry sheet will barely carry the design of the plate.

[jtryka]

I think the paper must be moistened first to ensure all ink is transferred from the plates.

[ritter]

the paper must be dampened or moist before inking.

[CarolinaCollector]

The moisture content must be properly controlled for the printing process to be effective.

[bsshog40]

Durability?

[AB]

the paper must be damp

[dan8402]

The paper must be dampened before the ink transfer?

[BankNote1]

The paper must be wet.

[Bugmann1974]

It must be Damp.

[DC Dawg]

Must be fibrous to allow it to get wet and not fall apart.

[Moon]

QUESTION:

 

What important quality must the paper possess during Intaglio printing for the ink to be properly transferred from the plates to the note?

 

 

ANSWER:

 

The paper must be wet.

 

 

Congratulations to our 1st place winner mhardin2413! You will receive a coupon for 1 free standard grading.

 

Congratulations to our runner up winner BigBob! You will be receiving a PMG Bank Bag and a sample.

 

 

Thanks for playing this weeks Numisma-Quest. Dont forget to stop by for this weeks NGC question!