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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 1242283, member: 2972&quot;]On the Lincoln -- while there is some &quot;scatter&quot; on any proof coin (because the surfaces on a very small scale aren&#039;t really a perfect mirror), I suspect that coin really lights up at the special angle (i.e. mirror angle).&nbsp; Said another way, I&#039;ll bet that coin is more &quot;oblique&quot; than &quot;universal&quot; in-hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the Proof 37 -- please correct me if I&#039;m wrong, but that looks like a satin proof -- and as such is lustrous and follows the rules for lustrous toned coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is an issue I am very familiar with, I also own a toned 36 satin proof, and these satin proofs are actually MORE lustrous than their business struck cousins.&nbsp; (By the way, I think your coin is a SUPERB example -- very pretty!)</p><p><br /></p><p>On the Franklin -- see comments on the Lincoln, but I suspect the coin really lights up when caught at that right angle.</p><p><br /></p><p>The underlying point is this -- coins aren&#039;t only &quot;oblique&quot; or &quot;universal&quot;, but rather various degrees of each, and I think your examples show this very well.</p><p><br /></p><p>All IMO, of course.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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