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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sturmgrenadier, post: 771711, member: 18711&quot;]Thank your the replies and answers to my questions. I think the main thing that I took away from them is that I need to see many coins and (more importantly) compare different types of coins in order to see different types of lustre and to be able to differentiate between them. It almost sounds like common sense<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I understand the difficulty of trying to explain a phenomenon like lustre with words. It just doesn&#039;t work.</p><p><br /></p><p>Am I correct in understanding that while blazing, dripping, brilliant lustre is preferred by most collectors, satin finish has its own unique brand of beauty that is appreciated by some? I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder as the saying goes. </p><p><br /></p><p>With respect to sharing pictures of my coins, I am afraid that is unlikely to ever happen given my limited technical skills (I really am a technophobe;to give you some idea, I failed in my attempt to add RAM sticks to my computer, and that is supposed to be a simple upgrade that eight year olds can easily do). My family owns a couple of Power shot cameras, but I don&#039;t even know if they are suitable for shooting coin pics. More importantly, I don&#039;t have the slightest idea what lighting conditions, what background what distance and other conditions to use. Then, I would have to figure out how to get the pictures from the camera onto my computer. There&#039;s just so much involved in getting pics onto the internet. It&#039;s really my loss, because then I could get people&#039;s opinions about my coins. And I enjoy seeing other people&#039;s photos on these threads. They really are invaluable learning aids. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks again for the replies and answers! I am going to read through Mr. Physics thread again because it is so chock full of useful info. Thanks for giving me the link.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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