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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brg5658, post: 1319005, member: 29751&quot;]I don&#039;t know that you can say that.&nbsp; I have not found any good source that details exactly how the Satin Finish coins were produced and whether they were given more care than their previous (and subsequent) mint set &quot;regular surface&quot; counterparts.&nbsp; That or the Satin Finish surfaces in general were less prone to the little nicks or abrasions that held other mint-set coins back from the MS69 status.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>While I don&#039;t disagree with you Doug, there are some absolutely stunning coins among the 2005-2010 SF coins that I have a hard time find <i>anything </i>wrong with even with a 20x loupe.&nbsp; I will say some of the ugliest coins I have from the SF era are some SP68 presidential dollars graded by PCGS.&nbsp; They have spots, marks, etc. and are not deserving of the 68 grade at all.&nbsp; But, for the most part, the coins graded 69 are really top notch.&nbsp; And, the handful of MS70s I have seen (including the MS70RD SMS 2005 cent I own) are a sight to behold.</p><p><br /></p><p>On another topic:&nbsp; Can you explain to me or point me in the direction of a source that explains the exact difference between the Satin Finish strikes from 2005-2010 and the Jefferson 5-cent pieces from 1997 and 1994 and the Half Dollar from 1998 Matte Finish?&nbsp; I still can&#039;t quite wrap my head around what makes these two different, other than I believe the two Jeffersons and the 1998 Kennedy are considered &quot;proof&quot; strikes, so I assume they were struck twice and under extremely high pressure?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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