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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnny54321, post: 625205, member: 13342&quot;]Ok, here are a couple of quick teasers before I go back to work. Now I have enough experience with coins to know what luster looks like, however; I&#039;m not at all experienced with early copper. Let me first say that the obverse is a uniform dark brown color. The areas on liberty&#039;s neck and chin and in the field in front of her face that are lighter in color(as shown in the pic) light up when placed under a light. The light continues to change positions around the coin as I&#039;ve seen on some of my darker lustrous copper coins. It also moves across part of her face and neck. It actually cartwheels some behind her head. If this isn&#039;t real luster, I would argue that someone tried hard to simulate it. The places where I see luster make sense though, as they are stronger in the lower, more protected parts of the coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The reverse, however, has none of these affects at all. It has some irridescent coloring when placed under angeled light, and is otherwise very flat as far as reflecting light is concerned. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Anyways, I will try to get some better pics later tonight to better illustrate what I&#039;m saying.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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