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849 Half dozen AU-55 double eagles: I 1874 I 1890-S I 1895 I 1901 I 1902 I 1905-S. All display lustrous surfaces. (Total: 6 pieces)
Scarce 1874-CC Double Eagle ...
Lustrous 1921 Dime Value
Seldom does the opportunity to bid on a rare gem 1921 Mercury dime appear. Seldom is the coin as lustrous, well struck, and abrasion free as this coin. Finding a nice 1921 to add to a collection is always a challenge.
Lustrous - A term used to describe a coin that still has its original mint bloom.
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lustrous A term used to describe coins that still have original mint bloom.
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lustrous: a coin that is bright and shiny.
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Lustrous. Light spots on the reverse. Old 1st generation holder from over 20 years ago.
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1909 VDB MS-65RD PCGS (..39) ...
LUSTROUS FDC, FACING DIDRACHM OF PIXODAROS
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Satraps of Caria, Pixodaros. AR Didrachm. 340-334BC.Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right /.Zeus Labraudos standing right,holding double axe (labris)and lotus-tipped scepter.
lustrous, metallic
Atomic properties
Atomic weight In reference to a certain isotope of a chemical element, ...
Deeply lustrous and superbly struck on a broad, oblong flan, with original silvery surfaces. Italian coinaige in Gem and Choice condition pre 1800 is almost impossible to fine. It just doesn't exist.
R1236* 3209 Antoninus Pius: AR 19 Denarius
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Obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII Laur. hd. r.
Rev. COS IIII Salus stg. l. feeding snake, hldg. rudder on globe atop prow
3.63 g
Sear 1236v; RIC 181 lustrous good EF ...
do this Barber Quarter before I buy it?"--said by one Bruce Lorich to the author, February 2, 1994.) Dulling Used by the author when cataloging coins, as in "minor dulling (or dullness) on the high points, otherwise vibrant, 'alive' and lustrous.
Even the lustrous metal on the reverse has a slightly gray cast, not like good silver.
A Gordian III mule.
IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, letters slightly bolder and more irregular than usual. Ear not formed. Portrait style slightly irregular.
Elite Recommendations: Build a set in MS-65 grade, sharply struck, each coin selected for lustrous, frosty surfaces (I personally prefer these to prooflike finish coins, but you may differ). For the Philadelphia Mint coins buy Proof-65 examples.
1892 P BARBER QUARTER CHOICE BU LUSTROUS COIN
In the last decade of the 19th century the United States was in the throes of transition. Economic depression raged. Unionism was defining its relationship both to management and to its own membership.
A wonderfully lustrous white ANACS graded and authenticated AU-50, with much of the coin showing no sign of wear, but with some weak stars and a few opposite reverse edge letters, which may simply be an uneven strike rather than wear.
These will be well struck, lustrous and display only minor blemishes in a coin’s focal area. A Superb Gem, or MS-67, will be fully struck, intensely lustrous and virtually mark-free.
The beautifully crafted, lustrous, and unique Platinum Canadian Maple Leaf Coins are struck each year by the Royal Canadian Mint. The obverse of each Maple Leaf Platinum coin features a beautiful portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
The lustrous five-dollar gold coin, whose design was created some 68 years ago, features an artistically stunning, firm-jawed, right facing bust of Washington on the obverse, ...
Dulling Used by the author and others when cataloging coins, as in "minor dulling (or dullness) on the high points, otherwise vibrant, 'alive' and lustrous.
Blazer
Refers to a fully lustrous, brilliant-white coin. i.e. "This coin's a real blazer".
Block
An unseparated group of stamps, at least two stamps high and two stamps wide.
When struck, silver coins should be bright with cartwheel lustre, copper should be red and lustrous.
A soft white lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal and occurs in minerals and in free form. This metal is used in coins, jewelry, tableware, photography, and in mirrors.
Bloom - The term used to refer to the lustrous appearance of a coin immediately after striking. It is caused by the clash of the metal die and coin blank.
Notes from consignor: Good VF. Good metal with lustrous surfaces, very attractive iridescent toning. Hard to find this well centered with full legends.
Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1612, "Fully lustrous impression of the Confederate die combined with a new obverse noting 4 ORIGINALS STRUCK BY ORDER/ OF/ CSA/ IN/ NEW ORLEANS/ 1861/ REV. SAME AS/ U.S.
The coin in hand appears as the camera sees it - an obverse of lustrous purple and green. The scanner sees a completely different matte orange and green.
A unique event occurs as a result of this flowing metal being under extremely high pressure. As the metal flows it acquires a beautiful, lustrous shine. This mint luster is a by-product of the coin striking process.
The color of the patina on ancient bronze coins is usually green, and can range from very light green to a deep, lustrous, dark verdigris green. Sometimes patinas are seen in other colors, as well, such as blacks, reds, browns, and yellows.
added 11 more for prooflike surface, and a further 11 for Deep Mirror Prooflike (both pertain mostly to Silver Dollars and, to a lesser extent, Commemorative Half Dollars). Before about 1970, no one minded much whether a Silver Dollar was lustrous or ...
Large Eagle, large letters (LL), large size, Legal Tender, legend, lettered edge, lettering, Liberty, Liberty Cap, Liberty Head, Liberty nickel, Liberty Seated, light line, Lincoln cent, lint mark, Long Beach, lot, loupe, luster or lustre, lustrous ...
Full mint luster for the date and mint are present. No more than two small non-detracting contact marks or flaws. No hairlines or scuff marks visible under magnification. Exceptional eye appeal. Copper coins must have lustrous original color.
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