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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 541922, member: 112&quot;]It is always about the luster, or rather breaks in the luster, regardless of where it is. Mike is correct to a point, but the TPG&#039;s are far from consistent on this score. In many cases they will allow luster breaks on the high points and call the coin MS because they rationalize that the luster breaks in those locations are due to roll or cabinet friction. </p><p><br /></p><p>In plenty of other cases, and it depends quite often on the type of coin it is, luster breaks on the high points will result in the coin being graded AU by the TPG&#039;s. There really is no rhyme or reason to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>But more times than not if a coin has luster breaks in the fields, regardless of type, then the TPG&#039;s will grade it AU. But there are exceptions to even this rule. What they (the TPG&#039;s) base those exceptions on I have no idea for I have seen examples in virtually all types.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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