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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 7703014, member: 24314&quot;]Exactly.&nbsp; Luster is defined as: &quot;The quality of shining by reflected light.&quot;&nbsp; Polish an oak table and it will have luster.&nbsp; Mint state luster is more specific and confined to coins.&nbsp; A mint state coin has no luster in a dark closet.&nbsp; A shiny coin does not either although in both cases everything on the coin needed to produce the specific &quot;look&quot; of its particular luster is present.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m looking at a 1914 barber dime.&nbsp; The entire coin is bright (luster from reflected light) under the incandescent bulb BUT the only mint luster left is right next to the raised areas of its design.&nbsp; The &quot;luster&quot; between the rim and the wreath (protected area with original mint luster) is different from the luster (reflection from the worn metal) in the field.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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