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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 8270947, member: 73489&quot;]No, many used different gold sources.&nbsp; The Philadelphia Mint on the East Coast often used different gold than that in Denver or San Francisco.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the luster you see on a gold coin is the result of miscroscopic ridges -- like tiles on a roof -- upon which light reflects back.&nbsp; Add in the quality and depth of strike, and <b><font size="5"><span style="color: #b30000">here&#039;s what you get from a 1908-S Saint.</span></font></b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1459778[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1459779[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><font size="5"><span style="color: #b30000">Now, check out the poorly-struck 1908 No Motto Saint:</span></font></b></p><p><b><font size="5"><span style="color: #b30000"><br /></span></font></b></p><p><b><font size="5"><span style="color: #b30000">[ATTACH=full]1459780[/ATTACH] </span></font></b></p><p><b><font size="5"><span style="color: #b30000"><br /></span></font></b></p><p><b><font size="5"><span style="color: #b30000">[ATTACH=full]1459781[/ATTACH] </span></font></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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