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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3022545, member: 112&quot;]I would readily agree there&#039;s a whole lot of folks who think the same way you do, but that is simply not true. Die wear decreases luster, it does not increase it ! I have discussed this over and over again in many other threads. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Depending on the type of luster that a given coin has, such as a satiny luster, yes this is the case. What you are calling a waxy wet look is created by the uniformity of the flow lines on the coin. Uniformity of the flow lines is what creates the most luster, the highest quality luster. This is why Proofs have the highest quality luster there is.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Typically they would not polish dies unless <u>there were</u> clash marks, clash marks that <u>were seen</u> by those inspecting the coins as they were struck. Only then would they remove the dies and send them to be re-polished. But it is also typical that re-polished dies do not have the same high quality luster that fresh dies have. This is because it was common for some polishing steps to be skipped when re-polishing, or not as much care taken as there was with the initial polishing. Proof of this are the die polish lines found on so many coins - they were never seen on fresh dies, only on re-polished dies. Typically, it is only with fresh dies that you see Prooflikes. That&#039;s not say it can&#039;t happen with re-polished dies but it doesn&#039;t happen near as often as with fresh dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, re-polishing dies by it&#039;s very nature diminishes the quality of the coins. This is partially because re-polishing lowers the relief of the devices, sometimes even removing portions of the design, 3 legged Buffs for example. And as I mentioned above re-polishing was seldom done with the same care of initial polishing. Die polish lines on a coin are a flaw - not a good thing. And they reduce the quality of the luster because they diminish uniformity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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