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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;howboutatrade, post: 1163413, member: 10387&quot;]You are missing the point.&nbsp; I know it is not an MS coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The question is, how does a coin with this much visible bad stuff, that would be caused in circulation, or with a machine or something...still have the amount of luster that is visible when this coin is in hand?&nbsp; I am trying to figure out what the post mint issue was.&nbsp; It is a curiousity question.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Is there a cleaning method that could restore luster even though the surface is no where near mint state?&nbsp; I have seen some cleaning methods that make a coin shiny, but not one that restores luster.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>From other posts, it does appear the edge wears extremely quickly compared to the rest of the coin...but this is extreme.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Running these through a slot machine would have to remove the luster.&nbsp; All the dirty fingers, beer spills, etc.&nbsp; How do they get this messed up and still have the appearance of luster???[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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