I have an Sanfrancisco mint question

Why are the S mint coins always shinyer.

 

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It's a west coast thing!! just kidding, why would you think that?

 

like if you look at a case of 3 unc coins one from P one from D and one from S the s looks shinyer

 

here is a pic the one on the far right is the S mint

 

That would be a proof coin.

 

I may be wrong on this, but I'm pretty sure on your dollars the one from san francisco is a proof. I think that the san francisco mint only mints proof coins these days...

 

Well, I think you just learned that coins tone differently and that's because of a variety of factors. :hail:

 

ok thanks i am a new collector

 

San Francisco only makes proof coins and most of those are your commemoratives. Traci

 

It could be that the presses used, are set much higher with tonnage for the dies, this could cause this condition and the difference from all mints. -O) This can be, whether they are UNC or PROOF coins

 

Proof coins (now made in SF) are coins made specifically for collectors on specially prepared dies and specially prepared coin planchets so that when they are produced they have a mirrored backgrond and frosty devices. In other words, they look a lot shinyer than the regular P and D mint examples.

 

Exactly. They make the coins in San Francisco that way, intentionally for collectors.

 

thank you all for your help

 

Being from SoCal I've got nothing to say:kewl:, but I do think the air is cleaner up there

 

shinyer?

Huh?

What language is that?

 

I'm going to assume that it's a "technical" term.....

 

Inorder to spell shinier, you must drop the y and add ier.

 

ohh opps shinier there you go

 

To add to the clarification already mentioned, for the benefit of the new collector/OP, as to where Proof coins are currently struck, certain other Proof coins are struck at West Point with a "W" mint mark, such as: the American Gold Buffalo, First Spouse Gold coins, Platinum Eagle coins and the AGE and ASE coins (but not this year for the later.) And while not necessarily "proof" the 2009 UHR coins are struck at West Point. Some UHRs have been graded "proof-like", but I haven't come across any TPGs employing the "shiny" designation just yet.

 

Phonetics which is ok by me.