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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2552425, member: 24314&quot;]<span style="color: #0059b3">Your post is very true</span>.&nbsp; However, when teaching a beginner about the mint luster found on the surface of an original specimen; I have found it is best to start with the &quot;reflective shine&quot; (its <span style="color: #b300b3">luster</span>) that is seen on the surface of wood, plastic, and metal.&nbsp; Then we can move on to what causes the mint luster on a coin and what original mint luster looks like.&nbsp; In that way, when a student sees a whizzed, cleaned, or polished round lump of metal (what remains of the coin) that has <span style="color: #b300b3">blazing luster</span>; they will know it is not original mint luster. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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