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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 584775, member: 11521&quot;]Age really has nothing to do with the preservation of luster. If the coin is properly preserved the luster can be preserved indefinitely. However, luster may be harder to detect on an old coin that has heavily toned. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Proof coins do not have luster. As the dies that strike busniess strike coins wear they develop flow lines that cause luster. Proof coins are struck with highly-polished dies. The Proof dies are polished every few strikes so they never develop flow lines and hence the coins they strike do not have luster. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>VERY.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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