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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3501872, member: 112&quot;]I would not call it more pronounced, I would call it more distorted. </p><p><br /></p><p>As I have explained many times, the quality of luster is an actual measurable thing. It can be physically measured with electronic instruments in other words. And the better the quality of luster, the higher it will be. But, with experience, the quality of luster can also be accurately judged by the human eye as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>And late die state coins have less luster than early die state coins. And yes, I know, a lot of folks believe otherwise, but it is simply not true. It is the distortion of the luster by the wear lines in the die that make it appear that the coin has more or better luster on LDS coins, because it is broader, much broader, than it is on EDS coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The higher and highest quality of luster there is, is produced by the consistency of the flow lines. The more inconsistent the flow lines are, as they are when wear lines are present, the lower the quality of luster is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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