frosty luster: luster that is crisp, bright, and slightly crystalline in appearance.
frosty luster
The crystalline appearance of coins struck with dies that have frost in their recessed areas. Such coins show vibrant luster on their devices and/or surfaces; the amount of crystallization may vary.
Fully brilliant with untoned silver surfaces and frosty luster. This amazing dollar is fully brilliant and conditionally rare. The strike is exceptional for the date. The 1896 O is one of Popular and scarce New Orleans mint issue.
The 1857-D quarter eagle has an above average strike, well perserved surfaces, and frosty luster that gives the date great eye appeal. Original, uncleaned specimens have coloration ranging from bright yellow-gold to medium rose-gold.
Vibrant frosty luster gleaming from the silvery blue-white obverse and a touch of golden iridescence on the reverse. It is very rare a coin with such a look is combined the with the almost total absence of contact marks and abrasions.
A term used to describe a coin that has some mirror-like surface mixed with satin or frosty luster. Reflectivity is obscured on such a specimen, unlike the reflectivity on prooflike and deep mirror prooflike coins.
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 See also: Frost, Luster, Gold, Mint, Reverse
  
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