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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 51827, member: 669&quot;]Many proofs, and occasional circulation strikes, have that frosty appearance on the high points, generally combined with a mirrored finish on the fields, all as a result of the striking process using polished dies and specially prepared planchets.&nbsp; The &quot;blast white&quot; color is the natural color of silver that hasn&#039;t started tarnishing.&quot;Mint&quot; sets are just business strikes that <i>may</i> have been treated more carefully than most.&nbsp; Since they are not struck by specially prepared dies, and are not on specially prepared planchets, they generally do not show &quot;frost&quot;.That depends on whom you are talking to.&nbsp; The (misguided IMHO) tarnish lovers, who use the sobriquet &quot;toned&quot;, don&#039;t give them any extra credit.&nbsp; Those of us who recognize that tarnish is environmental damage, do consider &quot;blast white&quot; coloring to be more valuable than gray, brown, or whatever.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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