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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3186687, member: 112&quot;]Yes, it applies to all struck coins, even the very first ones. Luster is a function of, or if you prefer is created by, the metal flowing when it is struck. So all coins that are struck, even ancients, will have luster the moment after they are struck. And saying the moment after they are struck is an important distinction because luster is so fragile it may not remain on the coin for very long <b>IF</b> the coin is handled incorrectly or roughly. Luster can be destroyed, will all traces of it being removed quite easily and by many different things. But if a coin is handled carefully luster can and will last for millennia. Assuming of course it is not destroyed by toning. This can even be seen on some ancient examples that have obvious luster.</p><p><br /></p><p>Metal flows with all coins that are struck, whether they are struck by the hammer method, screw presses, steam presses, or modern hydraulic presses - metal flows. And if metal flows there is luster.</p><p><br /></p><p>Conversely cast coins have no luster.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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