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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pickin and Grinin, post: 7587434, member: 73995&quot;]If this were as struck you would have toning on the high points. By the way, I like the purples and deep reds on that Texas.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even planchets have an original luster, depending on how well the coin was struck, the metal flows into the recesses of the die and still has metal movement that causes a luster of it&#039;s own. This is called</p><p>Flat Strike Frost. [USER=24314]@Insider[/USER]&nbsp; And is a given to an MS grade when the coin is weakly struck but does not have interruptions to that luster.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your Texas if it was &quot;as struck&quot; would be toned on the high points because it still had luster. When It does not have luster on the high points, it is not MS. Period. Look for it. It will save you a lot of money in the long run.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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