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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 584915, member: 15309&quot;]Most of the remaining luster on a coin is gone once the coin is worn past the AU grades.&nbsp; A mint state coin should have full luster with no breaks.&nbsp; The higher AU grades show breaks in the luster where the coin has suffered wear.&nbsp; In XF (and below), the coin may show some luster in the protected recesses of the coin, but for the most part, the luster is gone.&nbsp; Luster is hard to describe in words, and hard show in photographs.&nbsp; However, I think this photo of three Barber Quarters will show the difference in luster effectively.&nbsp; Note the first coin which is VF has no remaining luster.&nbsp; The second coin is AU and displays broken luster in both the fields and devices.&nbsp; The last coin is mint state and shows full mint luster.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Barber%20Quarters/Luster.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is a simplified explanation of luster which is actually a pretty complicated topic.&nbsp; There are different types of luster on a coin:&nbsp; flat, satin, frosty (cartwheel), semi-prooflike, and prooflike.&nbsp; Instead of explaining each type of luster, I think it would be more fun for members to pick one type of luster, post a photo that exemplifies that type and give a brief description.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Yep that&#039;s right, I am tired, and I am passing the buck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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