Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 3604477, member: 19165&quot;]Very true, and it makes judging luster on some coins very difficult. Buffalo nickels and Washington quarters also have weird twisty bits. Look, for example, in the area above the eagle&#039;s left wing, between the wing and the beak - all sorts of weird twisty bits.</p><p><br /></p><p>On this Washington, however, notice the difference between the rather coarse luster flowlines, and the completely uniform parallel lines across the eagle&#039;s breast. Those are not from striking. Whether they are polish (cleaning) hairlines or a wheel mark is splitting hairs - they are post-mint damage. </p><p><br /></p><p>The same is true for the patch of light hairlines in front of Lincoln&#039;s nose. Notice in the excellent animated images how they really only appear at a certain lighting angle, and then seem to disappear? This is characteristic of wheel marks. It&#039;s unfortunate, but its definitely damage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in