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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NPCoin, post: 3940092, member: 5629&quot;]As has been previously said, the Eagles minted at the West Point Mint are what are currently termed as &quot;burnished&quot; uncirculated.&nbsp; There is quite the difference, however between the &quot;Burnished&quot; and &quot;bullion&quot; Silver Eagles.&nbsp; This is mostly due to the process of burnishing the blanks.&nbsp; The Eagles minted at the West Point facility are burnished using a different media than that used to burnish the &quot;bullion&quot; blanks.</p><p><br /></p><p>These special burnished strikes resemble more of a matte proof finish when struck.&nbsp; Naturally, because they are not produced the same way as proof coins, they won&#039;t be &quot;proof quality&quot;, but I see them as matte proof-like.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one to compare:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1038624[/ATTACH] </p><p>As you can see, the design is more pronounced with the white matte brilliance being evenly distributed across the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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