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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mumu, post: 1653578, member: 24620&quot;]<span style="color: #ff0000">edited</span>. I just think that you should reconsider what you know of luster specific to the 21 Peace dollars. As described by a few people, luster is a result of die erosion. Which affects strike quality but has the side effect of making the coins shiny at the high points, which is deemed favorable because we silly creatures like shiny things. Similar to how tarnish is most cases is a bad thing but in some cases results in rainbows we like. Coins with great strikes were possibly minted the first day on fresh dies and possibly with higher pressure as detailed by RWB&#039;s great write up on the subject. And as a result end up with a satiny luster as opposed to an erosion based luster. This is impossible to photograph. My 21 has it under the lavander toning and its really something to look at. I prefer it over traditional luster tenfold. Based on the strike and filtering thru some exposure settings I think the coin in my OP has a good chance of being such a coin. This satin luster doesnt cartwheel the way morgans do It kinda glides around the coin in a smooth transitionay way, like silk flowing. I cannot tell where your 21 is at in regards to this because it is overlit in the same way that I overlit my newp(which you laughed at when I did it). Hard to tell if it is satiny in that lighting. But your has a decent strike a little above average and so its also a candidate for said satin, but it doesnt sound like you are aware of it yet based on your posts on peace luster.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an example, calling a satiny early struck 21 to be subdued in luster is like saying a DMPL morgan is luster free or pointing out they dont cartwheel in the light.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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