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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 05-12-2009, 09:47 PM   #1 (permalink) parsonsfw Junior Member   Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 16 How to tell Satin Finish I recently received a 2005-D Satin Finish Penny in a set and it was wrote on that it was RARE... How am I able to tell Satin Finish from normal finish? What exactly is satin finish? Are other coins offered in it and is it a good investment? Are circulating coins have satin finish? Can anyone give me an estimate on the 2005-D Satin Finish Penny probably MS 64 or 65 maybe even higher. Thanks Please Help!!   05-12-2009, 11:49 PM   #2 (permalink) ED TAY Member     Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: central Illinois Posts: 66 My Mood: Wish I could, I have a 2005 & 2006 dollar set, nobody at the coins shows seem to care about them. Could they be like the early 1900's satin coins that no one wanted and now are rare? They have a sand blast finish, I'd like to think they are the for-runner to the burnished style the mint started up in 2006. They are not for circulation. __________________ Large minds have such little use, over such, small morals.   05-12-2009, 11:52 PM   #3 (permalink) parsonsfw Junior Member   Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 16 Quote: Originally Posted by ED TAY Wish I could, I have a 2005 & 2006 dollar set, nobody at the coins shows seem to care about them. Could they be like the early 1900's satin coins that no one wanted and now are rare? They have a sand blast finish, I'd like to think they are the for-runner to the burnished style the mint started up in 2006. They are not for circulation. Currently their values are very high (3-6 dollars a piece for Pennies through Dimes)   05-13-2009, 12:21 AM   #4 (permalink) Hobo Numismatist In Training     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 5,027 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by ED TAY Could they be like the early 1900's satin coins that no one wanted and now are rare? They have a sand blast finish, I'd like to think they are the for-runner to the burnished style the mint started up in 2006. They are not for circulation. Are you talking about Matte Proofs? __________________ No state shall emit bills of credit, make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts, coin money . . . - US Constitution, Article 1, Section 10 ANA LM-3799; OHNS LM-59; SUSCC R-4005. All coins stored in bank safe deposit box.   05-13-2009, 12:32 AM   #5 (permalink) ED TAY Member     Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: central Illinois Posts: 66 My Mood: yep __________________ Large minds have such little use, over such, small morals.   05-13-2009, 01:06 AM   #6 (permalink) ksproul Member   Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: WA Posts: 62 I believe all the coins (cent through dollar) in the regular U.S. uncirculated mint sets started having the satin finish in 2005 (through present). The satin finish is used only in the mint sets, not on the "business strike" coins for circulation. You can identify the satin finish as the coins have a less brilliant, more frosted look to them (sort of like the features on a proof coin, but over the whole coin).   05-13-2009, 09:56 AM   #7 (permalink) C Jay Member   Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 64 I got these from a mint set. Apparently, Philadelphia sent business strikes and Denver sent the satins. The pic aren't too good but in hand the difference is big. Matt proof would be the best description. According to the red book all uncirculated mint sets since 2005 are satins. Attached Thumbnails       05-14-2009, 09:56 AM   #8 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 23,503 All of the Mint Set coins have the satin finish. However, much like what happens to the cameo on a Proof coin when the die begins to wear - they are no longer cameo - the same thing happens with the satin finish. As the die wears the satin finish is no longer as pronounced on some coins. There are some that have been reported as not having any satin finish at all. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   05-15-2009, 08:46 AM   #9 (permalink) bhp3rd Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Knoxville Posts: 1,266 They are fairly easy to identify if you see as many as I do, They are fairly easy to identify if you see as many (Lincoln's) as I do, with that said very few people see that many - I look at 3000 to 7500 each week. It is not rare or hard to find though. Normally a roll of 2005 not satin finish will be quite a bit more shiny, with water marks, (little tiny round splotches of black) all around, more contact marks, (hits) etc. The SMS cents will be a subdued red surface instead of brilliant. __________________ Benjamin Harrison Peters III Owner/Operator The Knoxville Coin Show Longest running Coin Show in the south now for over 27 years!   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Tags dime, finish 2005, nickel, quarter, satin penny Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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