Low Relief
A coin with the raised design not very high above the field.
Luster
This is the glossy, shiny appearance of a coin or the coin's ability to reflect light; brilliance.
Low Relief - A coin with low relief is one with the raised design not protruding as much as is usual.
LOW RELIEF
The designing of a die so as to create a shallow, relatively flat field upon the surface of a coin, in order to improve die life.
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Begun as a low relief (in art, called a bas-relief), Saint-Gaudens' monument increased in depth from its background so much that it approached a complex point between two and three dimensions.
Due to their low relief, Liberty Head nickels are generally available well struck; the lower-left portion of the wreath may be a bit soft, due to its being directly opposite the highest relief of Liberty's bust.
1959 High Over Low Relief Eagle Double Die Reverse Half
Canada 1948 & 1949 Obverse Cent Varieties
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Because of their low relief, V nickels are generally well struck and are readily available in very high grades. Points to check for wear are the hair above Liberty's ear and the wreath and corn ears on the reverse.
(The 1933 issue is currently considered illegal to own as the government insists that none of this date were legally released.) This low relief copy of the Extremely High Relief and High Relief designs was the work of Chief Engraver Charles Barber.
This is generally more pleasing with coins of average or low relief while the earlier, more nearly axial, method seems better with high relief coins that suffer from uneven illumination with the lights as positioned here.
In other instances of weak striking, dies were created with the designs in low relief. Certain 1793 half cents have the words HALF CENT lightly impressed on the reverse, for these words were shallowly impressed into the dies.
Flanagan's design was simple but more appropriate to a portrait than medallic art, with exceptionally low relief. Washington faces left and dominates the obverse, with the date below and LIBERTY above.
The 1926 penny is scarce, particularly with the modified low relief effigy of the King. If you do not have a pre-1926 penny to compare it with, look at the I in DEI and the I in BRITT.
With a low relief, Barber dimes faired well and although there are a few semi-key issues (not including 1894-s), an entire set in circulated condition can be assembled for under $1500.00 in G4 or so condition.
Good: A considerable amount of metal has worn away leaving Liberty as an outline in low relief. Faint suggestions of separation are found in both her hair and wing.
But though the Flying Eagle cents were popular, they were discontinued after 1858, possibly due to the low relief design which tended to wear down quickly. So in 1859, a new kind of small cent appeared: the Indian Head cent.
Large head of Apollo right in low relief, locks of hair heavy and scattered, III below chin
(No legend)
Minerva in quadriga right
C . VIBIVS . C . F in exergue
19mm x 20mm, 3.79g
Vibia 2c; Sydenham 684a
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Prototype LIBERTAS AVGVSTA Very low relief. Full weight, but a bit small in diameter.
Liberty standing right, holds cap behind in right hand
TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP PP
Protoype: RIC 97. BMC 145. Struck AD 41-45 or 41-50.
The specimen shown is typical with low relief characters, weighed 33.95 grams was was 185 mm long by 30 mm at the widest point on the blade by 27 mm across the ring handle.
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After the 11,250 High Relief MCMVII pieces had been struck, the design was modified under the direction of Chief Engraver Barber at the Philadelphia Mint, and subsequent issues featured shallow relief and the date in Arabic numerals.
Relief - The depth of the devices and portrait on a coin. Some coins come if high relief and low relief varieties. The most famous of these is the 1907 High Relief Saint Gaudens Twenty Dollar Gold.
The silver coins of this first period of Mary's reign, consisting of groats, half-groats and pennies, were unfortunately struck in low relief so that the portrait quickly becomes very worn; the commonest of these coins is the groat.
Lettered Edge The outside edge of a coin containing an inscription. Low Relief A coin with the raised design not very high above the field. Luster Appearance of a coin's ability to reflect light; brilliance.
Some of the leftover low relief 7TF reverses were used at the San Francisco Mint in 1879, and at the Carson City Mint in 1880, after which only high relief reverses were used through the suspension of coinage in 1904.
The low relief of the coin also assured that most Barber dimes are found with very pleasing full strikes.
That the doubling is only clearly visible on the legend, which has both high relief and "sharp" edges, is not untypical as low relief features from the first impression often tend to be obliterated and obscured during the die making process.
The twenty dollar gold piece was struck with three different depths, low relief, high relief and ultra high relief. In the ultra high relief version, the president's vision of duplicating the artistic Greek coinage was realized.
 See also: Relief, Coin, Reverse, Revers, Mint
  
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