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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1478831, member: 112"]Easy, here is a toned coin that has tons of luster. [ATTACH]186990.vB[/ATTACH]   Well, when you look at a coin you can only see the luster in those particular places where the angle of the light is just right. In other words, you cannot physically see the luster on the entire coin at the same time. That is why when examining a coin you must twist and turn it in the light in order to see if there are any breaks in the luster. And with a picture, just like with your eyes, you can only see the luster in specific places on the coin. You cannot see the luster on the entire coin. It's physically impossible because luster is a function of angles and reflected and refracted light. Now, you mention older coins, ancients even. And want to know if an ancient coin have luster, the answer is yes. Because every coin that was ever struck had luster when it was struck. But an ancient with luster is going to be a coin that is few and far between. But there are some that do exist. I'll post some pics of coins that are roughly 100 years old to almost 700 years old that have luster. [ATTACH]186992.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]186993.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]186991.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]186994.vB[/ATTACH] All of those coins have luster. The last was minted in 1364. The next to last was minted in 1400.[/QUOTE]