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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 547121, member: 112&quot;]It is confusing, but that&#039;s because to them &quot;surface haze&quot; means one thing while to most others it means something entirely different. It comes back to terminolgy as always, and is why it is so important to fully understand the vernacular of the hobby. And to be quite honest, there are plenty of times when even those who should know it inside and out misuse it.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are things that can be done to coins that that the average collector doesn&#039;t know exist. Like putty to fill hits and abrasions, adding haze to cover or obscure the surface, adding frost to devices, some forms of tooling - the list goes on and on. </p><p><br /></p><p>But confusion reigns when one is unfamilar with certain terms and how they apply in the context of coins. Words can have an entirely different meaning depending upon the subject you are discussing. But in general terms, haze in the context of coins does mean like what you commonly see on some Proofs. It looks like an opaque thin film, whiteish and sometimes even bluish in color, that covers the fields and outer edges of the coin. And yes, this thin film can be added to business strike coins in order to obscure the surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>Imagine if you will, pouring a little milk on a coin, then picking the coin up by the edges and letting all the excess run off. It will leave behind a thin film on the coin - that is what haze looks like, kinda.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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