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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 307400, member: 112&quot;]Fair enough. Let&#039;s try these links - </p><p><br /></p><p>From a description on Heritage - <a href="http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=454&amp;LotIdNo=9001" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=454&amp;LotIdNo=9001" rel="nofollow">1845 Half Dime PF68</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Pay attention to this sentence - </p><p>&quot; The fields are deeply mirror like and the coin has radiant <u>proof luster</u> under exquisite deep blue, violet and reddish-gold toning.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>From a Teltrade description - </p><p><a href="http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=2363&amp;lot=1991&amp;imagetype=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=2363&amp;lot=1991&amp;imagetype=" rel="nofollow">1866 PF64 CAM</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This sentence - </p><p>&quot;Both obverse and reverse are fully brilliant with exceptional <u>Proof luster</u>.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>From Jim Haleprin&#039;s&nbsp; - </p><p><a href="http://www.uscoinage.com/gradestuff/grading.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.uscoinage.com/gradestuff/grading.html" rel="nofollow"><i>How To Grade Coins</i></a></p><p><br /></p><p>This sentence - </p><p>&quot;PR-65<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />Proof)This is an above average proof coin with no blemishes dust or much else on the surface.The <u>luster</u> should be medium to high mirrorlike.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>There are many places to look where you will see that Proof coins are described as having luster. You can try - <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;as_qdr=all&amp;q=+%22coin%22&amp;as_q=%22Proof+luster%22" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;as_qdr=all&amp;q=+%22coin%22&amp;as_q=%22Proof+luster%22" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> - for example. </p><p><br /></p><p>While I understand what you mean, Proof coins do have luster. It is just different than the luster found on business strike coins. There is metal flow on any coin that is struck with dies. It can be no other way, the metal flows into the Proof dies and fills the recesses just like with business strikes. But because the dies and the planchets are highly polished on Proofs, these flow lines are much less visible than they are on business strikes. But with magnification, one can still the flow lines. And if there are flow lines, there is luster.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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