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Jon K Pillar of the Community United States 723 Posts	Posted 08/02/2011 09:05 am At what grade should I expect to "lose" the cartwheel on my silver coins? I expect all of my "BU" coins to exhibit a nice cartwheel, but how about the AU stuff? The XF stuff? Any rules of thumb out there? Jon Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 08/02/2011 09:14 am Cartwheel luster does not necessarily depend on grade. Heavy patination on a mint state coin can severely reduce luster. Obviously, circulation wear will also reduce luster, but a VF coin can retain luster in the devices. Report this Post to the Staff
Jon K Pillar of the Community United States 723 Posts	Posted 08/02/2011 09:18 am Good points. In particular, I pick up XF-AU silver from time to time that has very good luster, but no cartwheel. There is a small nagging voice in my head that suggests that these coins may have been cleaned, polished, or otherwise abused. . . . . . . Jon Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19961 Posts	Posted 08/02/2011 09:19 am On Lincolns the cartwheel effect generally goes away when you get below AU. On an EF Lincoln you can see sometimes see luster, but it's more of a flat type rather than cartwheel. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 08/02/2011 10:29 am From silver coins that I have seen, though there are exceptions, if they grade below EF they usually will have no traces of the original luster left. EF coins may or may not have luster and that is usually limited to protected areas. AU coins is where you begin to see a significant portion of the original luster. Edited by D0ubl3Eagle 08/02/2011 10:34 am Report this Post to the Staff
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