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stumpy041486 Valued Member United States 139 Posts	Posted 11/07/2009 2:07 pm Are any of these MS? Most appear to have good luster. 1939 D 1936 S 1929 S 1935 D 1945 D, possible full band? Report this Post to the Staff

atlashealth Pillar of the Community United States 1691 Posts	Posted 11/07/2009 4:41 pm none appear MS but a few may be AU....based on current photos. Report this Post to the Staff
coins92 Pillar of the Community United States 851 Posts	Posted 11/07/2009 6:58 pm Many seemed to have been cleaned or polished. Report this Post to the Staff
coins92 Pillar of the Community United States 851 Posts	Posted 11/07/2009 6:58 pm Many seemed to have been cleaned or polished. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 11/07/2009 11:24 pm The first three have been polished and I suspect that the other two have been cleaned in some manner as well. You aren't seeing luster, that is shine from the polishing. Luster will radiate, especially when rotated in light(hence the term "cartwheel luster") while shine will be uniformly bright. Luster is created by the striking of a coin. The striking of the dies causes the planchet to spread out and fill the collar in a cold flow process and this creates minute lines radiating towards the rim. These lines reflect light in a pattern that produces what is known as luster. Report this Post to the Staff
busthalf Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 11/08/2009 12:24 am The first three I agree they have been polished. None I believe are MS. Report this Post to the Staff
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