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Message:: [QUOTE="Tamaracian, post: 2047763, member: 23122"]No, it's not a Matte Finish Proof, although the Mint did modify the 1922 LOW RELIEF Proof Hubs to develop the Low Relief Design for regular circulation.  According to Roger Burdette's research, there were about 200,000 made, and ALL were supposedly released into circulation.  I had never seen a Peace Dollar with these kinds of Features until I came across this one on Ebay, and I won it at a very low price about 3 years ago; I've also had that extremely well-struck 1921 about the same amount of time, but that one cost me a few bills. You will note that the LOW RELIEF TRIAL STRIKE is not shown in PCGS CoinFacts nor in NGC Coin Explorer nor is it noted on VAMWORLD as a Variety. The 1921 has finning at about K-8 on the Obverse, and I believe that this is one of the strongest strikes that was yielded by the Mint's Medal Press before they realized that the dies were being destroyed by the force needed to fully bring up the design; most of the subsequent coins struck after this short run usually exhibit flatness in the central parts of the Portrait and Wing Feathers. My future objective is to get both of these to John Baumgart @ VSS, then to Leroy Van Allen, and finally Roger Burdette for their expertise in verifying my analysis and for possible variety attribution assignment.[/QUOTE]