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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 623980, member: 15309"]Perhaps another set of photos of a different series will help illustrate what the OP is saying. Photographing luster is one of the most difficult things to accomplish IMO. In hand, the difference between booming and average luster is clearly evident, but in photos, the difference is extremely difficult to represent. Here are photos of Jefferson Nickels with Booming, Average, and Satin luster.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"> <font size="5"><span style="color: Blue">BOOMING LUSTER</span></font><u><span style="color: Blue"></span></u></p> <p style="text-align: center"><u><span style="color: Blue"><br /></span></u></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1939-DRevof40NGCM-3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"> <font size="5"><span style="color: Blue">AVERAGE LUSTER</span></font></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1938-SNGCMS663252-3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"> <font size="5"><span style="color: Blue">SATIN LUSTER</span></font></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1939-SRevof38NGCM-7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I tried to use virtually untoned coins in my example because the presence of toning further complicates the appearance of luster in photographs. I hoped this helped.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 623980, member: 15309"]Perhaps another set of photos of a different series will help illustrate what the OP is saying. Photographing luster is one of the most difficult things to accomplish IMO. In hand, the difference between booming and average luster is clearly evident, but in photos, the difference is extremely difficult to represent. Here are photos of Jefferson Nickels with Booming, Average, and Satin luster. [CENTER] [SIZE=5][COLOR=Blue]BOOMING LUSTER[/COLOR][/SIZE][U][COLOR=Blue] [/COLOR][/U][/CENTER] [IMG]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1939-DRevof40NGCM-3.jpg[/IMG] [CENTER] [SIZE=5][COLOR=Blue]AVERAGE LUSTER[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/CENTER] [IMG]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1938-SNGCMS663252-3.jpg[/IMG] [CENTER] [SIZE=5][COLOR=Blue]SATIN LUSTER[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/CENTER] [IMG]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1939-SRevof38NGCM-7.jpg[/IMG] I tried to use virtually untoned coins in my example because the presence of toning further complicates the appearance of luster in photographs. I hoped this helped.[/QUOTE]
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