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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 7548960, member: 24314&quot;]<b><span style="color: #b30000">Flat Strike Luster.</span></b>&nbsp;&nbsp; That is the &quot;frost&quot; that occurs on the original surface of a weakly struck coin or areas of the planchet that did not come into contact with the dies.&nbsp; It is dull because it does not reflect light the same as original mint luster.&nbsp; If a planchet has striae like the Lincoln cent, the recess of the lines will have this characteristic.&nbsp; This is a way to differentiate a line on the planchet that was not struck out and a PMD &quot;scratch.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>This characteristic luster is the clue that the image in the OP is not damage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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