Hmmmm, maybe you're right. For some reason I was thinking, something you see or find on a coin that's unusual and not identified or listed as. But you're probably right.
TRANSITIVE VERB [WITH OBJECT] Choose and take only (the most beneficial or profitable items, opportunities, etc.) from what is available. ‘the company should buy the whole airline and not just cherry-pick its best assets’ First result from Google. Consider the word "luster" from a numismatic perspective and the way the rest of the world uses it.