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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2353702, member: 1892&quot;]Sometimes - and I&#039;m more guilty of it than most - we get caught up in the semantics rather than the facts. We have to balance the clear need for hobby-specific definitions against the possibility of semantic nitpicking subtracting from the actual content of the discussion. Yeah, physician, heal thyself. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>To my mind, Proofs and Business Strikes follow completely different &quot;luster&quot; progression paths. Part of the appeal of Proof surfaces (to my thinking) is because the &quot;/\/\/\/\&quot; structure of circulating coins isn&#039;t really present on Proofs since the dies are so carefully polished (flattened). So a Proof (and, likely, a DMPL Business Strike for the same reason) progress from &quot;reflective&quot; to &quot;circulated&quot; without the intermediate stop of &quot;cartwheel luster.&quot; I haven&#039;t done any study along those lines; just deductive reasoning which by definition should be questioned by anyone with an opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>This would be a good place to contemplate (in one&#039;s head, at least) a completely separate mental picture of &quot;cartwheel&quot; vs. &quot;luster,&quot; allowing a broader definition of &quot;luster&quot; without the nits I so love to pick. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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