Show me some "greasy luster!"

stealer

I was reading through QDB's Encyclopedia of Silver Dollars and he described the 1874CC T$1 as "often [having] somewhat satiny, almost 'greasy' lustre."
Another quote on the luster characteristics of the 1874CCT$1: "Usually has subdued lustre similar to the New Orleans Mint Morgan dollars of 1895-97" - Bruce Amspacher

Are they the same thing? Can someone explain what exactly greasy luster looks like? Show me some greasy luster!

Kove

QDB also says many Arkansas half dollars have "greasy" luster...

stealer

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Thanks for the info Kove, I'll have to look at some auction results for those.

Mesquite

I'm guessing it looks somewhat like this. Unlike many of the other Morgans I've seen, this has a matte-like "skin" that mutes any cartwheel.

rhedden

Wait a moment while I slap some Vaseline onto a Morgan dollar... I'll show ya some greasy luster!

I wonder if he was referring to what happens when a coin is struck from excessively greasy dies? The extreme case would be a "struck through grease" error. I think the 1889-P Morgan dollar is frequently found with greasy, sometimes even orange-peel surfaces. Details are mushy, luster muted. These coins are not attractive, and I have seen them in roll quantities. Graded every last one of them MS60, regardless of marks.

hchcoin

I'm not a morgan guy but I like that one.

LanceNewmanOCC

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this is one possibility