Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SFDukie, post: 64819, member: 2529&quot;]Porsche2007,</p><p>A belated welcome.&nbsp; Folks here are pretty nice, almost without exception.&nbsp; The exceptions generally don&#039;t stay around very long- so I&#039;d give it a second go and remember that until folks &quot;know&quot; you, and you get a feel for the board, to make a special attempt not to offend or take offense.&nbsp; </p><p>Don</p><p><br /></p><p>Moen</p><p>I don&#039;t think your question about the matte finish designation for the 1997p nickel ever got answered, save by Porsche, and of course his answer relates to matte proofs, which haven&#039;t appeared on regular US proofs in quite some time.&nbsp; tHe 1997P nickels were NOT issued as proofs, but a special matte uncirculated finish was included in the 1997 botanic gardens sets from the mint.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t seen these, but assume that they are similar in appearance to this years uncirculated mint sets with the satin finish.&nbsp; anyone know for sure?&nbsp; <a href="http://www.coinfacts.com/nickels/jefferson_nickels/jefferson_nickels.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinfacts.com/nickels/jefferson_nickels/jefferson_nickels.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinfacts.com/nickels/jefferson_nickels/jefferson_nickels.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Midas-</p><p>I agree that it is time for a design change on the dime.&nbsp; However I have a complete set of roosies, and it is nice to have a set where it is affordable to do so.&nbsp; The series is a nice size in terms of numer of coins, etc. </p><p>Don[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in