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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 25389546, member: 20480&quot;]Sorry, but I disagree.</p><p><br /></p><p>It sure looks to me like the character of the luster has changed abruptly, primarily in the wide open fields, and most obviously between the 91 in the date and the sun&#039;s rays.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Whenever you work at the flow lines on a coin with a Q-Tip, jewelry dip, or any other abrasive or chemical agent, no matter how soft or forgiving, you are reducing the surface area of the coin.&nbsp; This is what delivers the prooflike appearance you perceive.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Think of it as plowing the peaks of large sand dunes to level the land.&nbsp; The flatter the surface, the more concentrated / unidirectional the reflected light.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Rather than revealing a prooflike coin, I think what you&#039;ve done is polished the fields and produced localized mirrors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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