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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Burgess, post: 6235268, member: 105098&quot;]Take any newly minted coin which is uncirculated (you probably have a few in your pocket change somewhere) and tilt the coin to the light under it, watching the band of reflected light, the &quot;cartwheel&quot; rotate around t with the tilt of the coin as you rotate it, this band of reflected light will swirl around the coin. It is much easier to see this effect on the obverse (head&#039;s side of the coin) than the reverse side because there is usually more flat space, called the <a href="https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/what-is-a-planchet-768470" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/what-is-a-planchet-768470" rel="nofollow">f</a>ield, on the side with the portrait. Also, the larger the coin, the easier it is to see the cartwheel effect, and the better it rotates.</p><p><br /></p><p>the &quot;luster&quot; or &quot; cartwheel&quot;, this reflectivity and swirl is imparted in the strike of the coin, and circulation, cleaning, wear, can deteriorate it. A &quot;MS&quot; coin should have this even if it&#039;s muted without interruptions, the cartwheel swirl should not be interrupted when you do it, if it is, those areas are likely rubbing, or cleaning damage areas which will get you a details grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>You also shouldn&#039;t have a clearly worn/circulated coin that is blast white clean either as it&#039;s unnatural on a coin that is clearly circulated, and the swirl will likely be gone. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not exactly easy to detect when you are new to it, but you need to look for it and practice looking for it, because a lot of coins, especially Morgan dollars, aren&#039;t entirely cleaned, and they have only been touched up on the cheeks or areas of the fields. yours appears like it might have been cleaned with a jewelry wipe, or even a SOS pad in a few spots. </p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s some videos to check out on the internet and stuff to read on how to detect various types of cleaning, And articles written, I don&#039;t want to promote any certain one, because they are all useful to a certain degree, but it all comes down to having the coin in hand, and angling it under light to pick up on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>this method is also useful for seeing the hairlines and contact marks on coins with original surfaces which is going to be absolutely necessary if you are trying to buy higher grade morgan dollars, or not over pay for your purchases, you really need to know when a coin is being oversold.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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