Don't get mixed up here now. That is what I and Dannreuther was trying to explain. It is not that luster gets stronger with die wear - it merely...
Not really, but there are things that are done to make a coin look better than it really is in that regard. Coin Care, Blue Ribbon, ordinary...
No ya can't. You're gonna pay more for the nicer coins whether they have the CAC sticker on them or not.
Fair enough, but I want ask what I consider to be an even more important question. But before we get to that, let me ask another. Do either of you...
Don't really care for either of them, they both have their pluses and minuses.
Now THAT is an interesting coin ! :thumb:
Certainly don't disagree. And I must admit, right here on this forum, before the first CAC sticker was ever applied to a single slab, I predicted...
Personally, I never once received anything from the Mint that I wanted to return or was unhappy with. However, I know that plenty of others have....
Post like this are not permitted in this section of the forum so they are being removed. Mike, if you wish to make such a post, please do so in...
It was reported a couple years ago that the mint was in discussions regarding changing the designs of the dime and half dollar. But I have heard...
There is only 1 person who does it to my knowledge, Conder101. He has even written a book on the subject. And is member of most coin forums,...
Yes, he is.
Do you know why ? Because they have to write about something to keep their jobs, and quite honestly they don't have much else to write about.
Did you look at the previous prices ? Last 2 were $2500 and $1700 respectively.
Somewhere around $1100.
I have my suspicions, again, look at the surface of the coin. Struck coins, even hammered coins, do not have that rough, uneven surface texture....
Mike would you agree with this statement - some people misattibute a lack of detail as being due to wear when it is actually due to a weak strike...
It is not irregularities that create the cartwheel effect of luster, quite the contrary, it is the regularity of the metal flow lines that create...
I understand what you are asking, and it is a trap that too many fall into when trying to explain or understand luster and what creates it....
Precisley. Read the thread about luster in the US Coins section. That will explain it.
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