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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mycohopper, post: 956095, member: 21377&quot;]I&#039;ve never owned a coin pre-1964 that was in MS65-MS70 state so I gather my information about how these coins are graded from pictures that I find online. My question is, for a very high graded silver piece, is it possible that it could appear almost matte or cloudy in appearance (in hand)? Like I said, it&#039;s hard for me to tell from photos but I was just curious if they&#039;re all highly lustrous or almost mirror-like in-hand and not just portrayed as cloudy from the way the pictures are taken. </p><p><br /></p><p>Take this quarter for example:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://caimages.collectors.com/coinimages/1244/40021467/1952-S%20Washington%20Quarter%20Dollar%20PCGS%20MS67-Obv%2099k.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Very flat luster but graded MS66.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, here&#039;s a 1934 Peace that carried the same characteristics:</p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1934-Peace-Dollar-PCGS-MS66-Lists-2-700-NO-RESERVE-/300448907534?cmd=ViewItem&amp;pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item45f426810e" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1934-Peace-Dollar-PCGS-MS66-Lists-2-700-NO-RESERVE-/300448907534?cmd=ViewItem&amp;pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item45f426810e" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1934-Peace-Dollar-PCGS-MS66-Lists-2-700-NO-RESERVE-/300448907534?cmd=ViewItem&amp;pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item45f426810e</a></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Will they really be that flat looking in-hand?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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