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Originally Posted by bpjohns  This bit you shared just can't be right:
"Matte finish - Also thought of as SATIN finish, mint dies glass bead blasted/pickled"
Generally speaking, the term "Matte" is used to mean flast, as in Latex Flat paint. A finish with No Shine at all. Dull in tone. Never Shiny or Reflecting. So for that term.
"Satin" on the other hand is pretty much the opposite. Like the Cloth Satin menas Shiny, Very Smooth to the touch also, Velvety (hardly sandblasted), Most always Reflecting in Metallic Usage. A Morgan dollar, used but not abused, often has this Flat, more akin to Gray than Silver surface- could be Matte. Never Satin.
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Use your own analogy - paint. When it comes to sheen in paint flat is flat. Then comes satin, just a hint of sheen. Then comes semi-gloss, with about half sheen. Then comes gloss with a full sheen. And yes, some paints have a matte finish. But it is not quite as flat as flat and not quite as glossy as satin.
When talking about coins, matte and satin are quite similar. Matte is a bit flatter but not much. In fact the difference is so slight that many people cannot even see it when the two are compared side by side.
Perhaps the easiest comparison to make is to look at a Peace dollar beside a Morgan dollar. The Peace doesn't appear to anywhere near the luster the Morgan does. But it is merely a different luster. Peace dollars may be thought of as having a satin finish whereas a Morgan would be more like semi-gloss.
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