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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2353668, member: 112&quot;]Then you need to get out more <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>&quot;Mint State luster is categorized in several ways: flat (flow lines are invisible to the unaided eye, as often happens when coins are struck from worn dies)&quot;&nbsp; </i>- John Danreuther</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But one does not even need to look things up in books when trying to understand luster, all one has to do is use your head - think ! It&#039;s pure common sense, luster is by definition the reflection and refraction of light. And the more uniform, the more consistent and even a surface is, the better that reflection will be. </p><p><br /></p><p>Die wear, by definition, is when the metal of the die is eaten away, scratched by the repetition of flowing metal across the surface of the die. This creates an uneven surface on coins struck by those worn dies. The more die wear there is, the flatter the luster becomes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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