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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Burgess, post: 7384829, member: 105098&quot;]I can&#039;t disagree with this at all. there&#039;s all kinds of situations that can impair the luster, only one of which is circulation wear. it can simply be the strike and age of the die, it can be roller lines, it can be small contact marks that flash when rotating the coin under a light. </p><p><br /></p><p>What we call &quot;luster&quot; is a product of die wear. True &quot;first strikes&quot; will seem almost satin-like or proof-like on it&#039;s surface, as the die is used it moves from there into what we call luster to cartwheel effect to flow lines to starburst (just using commonly used terms to describe a coins luster) until the die degrades more and is replaced with a fresh one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways, just my opinion. I&#039;m no &quot;professional&quot; just a hobbyist.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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