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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4481949, member: 101855"]The mint had a policy in the 'teens and 'twenties to avoid overly bright coins. If you look at most all of the Mint State pieces from that period, they have a satin finish.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reason was the artists of the time thought that brightness distracted people from viewing their artwork. Some went as far as to call the brilliant coins "garish." It's one of the reasons why the Proof coins were in the matte format.</p><p><br /></p><p>If any the P-L coins type coins you have are from the 'teens and 'twenties, I would be surprised.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4481949, member: 101855"]The mint had a policy in the 'teens and 'twenties to avoid overly bright coins. If you look at most all of the Mint State pieces from that period, they have a satin finish. The reason was the artists of the time thought that brightness distracted people from viewing their artwork. Some went as far as to call the brilliant coins "garish." It's one of the reasons why the Proof coins were in the matte format. If any the P-L coins type coins you have are from the 'teens and 'twenties, I would be surprised.[/QUOTE]
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