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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 8354497, member: 24314"]Yes. proofs have lots of luster. BUT in numismatics, "luster" refers to mint frost and not reflectivity. Proofs that are not Matte have mirror reflectivity. A diamond has luster, right? But that type of reflectivity is called "brilliance." Don't get hung up on crystalline <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie103" alt=":yack:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> die <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie103" alt=":yack:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> structure <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":vomit:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Look at brilliant MS coins and you'll learn all about Mint Luster.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 8354497, member: 24314"]Yes. proofs have lots of luster. BUT in numismatics, "luster" refers to mint frost and not reflectivity. Proofs that are not Matte have mirror reflectivity. A diamond has luster, right? But that type of reflectivity is called "brilliance." Don't get hung up on crystalline :yack: die :yack: structure :vomit:. Look at brilliant MS coins and you'll learn all about Mint Luster.[/QUOTE]
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