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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;leoq, post: 720621, member: 20092&quot;]Since English is not my native language, I tend to be very careful whenever I speak it, read it, and or write it. (and still I comit a lot of mistakes...&nbsp; I hope this is not one!) As I was reading into the description of the gold PROOF Buffalo coin posted in the US MINT site, I failed to notice where it says that the coin will have a &quot;MATTE&quot; finish similar to that of the bullion coin. However I noticed a sentence that reads,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;Each <b>coin</b> contains <b>one ounce</b> of <b>.9999 fine, 24-karat gold</b> and is presented in <span style="color: red">an elegant hardwood box with a matte finish</span> and a faux leather inset, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the Director of the United States Mint.&quot; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>To my understanding it is the box the one that has the &quot;MATTE&quot; finish, not the coin. I might be right, I might be wrong... I would hate to be wrong ! What is your opinion? Keep in mind that as per the US MINT owns definition proof coins are those that have been strucked multiple times so the softly frosted and highly detailed images seem to float above the field.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The below paragraph was copied from one of the a US Mint www pages.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: black"><b>United States Mint American Buffalo Gold Proof Coins</b></span> </p><p>The United States Mint produces a proof version of these coins for collectors. The term &quot;proof&quot; refers to a specialized minting process that begins by manually feeding burnished coin blanks into presses fitted with special dies. Each coin is struck multiple times so the softly frosted and highly detailed images seem to float above the field. </p><p>An official Certificate of Authenticity accompanies each coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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