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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3568303, member: 112&quot;]I think it should be noted that not even the TPGs could determine with any certainty if a coin was satin finish or not satin finish, especially in the early years of the program.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back in 2005 there were a great many reports of satin finish coins being purchased directly from the mint, sent to the TPG in their original packaging, and yet slabbed as being regular circulation coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>How and why could this happen ? It&#039;s quite simple really, because the mint used the satin finish dies for too long and the satin finish wore off. Resulting in coins that were supposed to be satin finish - but were not. And then those coins were packaged up and sold as satin finish coins, even though they had little to no satin finish on them.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s the same exact thing that used to happen with the annual Proof sets before 1973. A small handful of the coins would be cameo and all the rest were not cameo. And it was all because the dies were used too long.</p><p><br /></p><p>My point in all this is simple - the coins your questioning may or may not be satin finish. There&#039;s really no way to tell. But if you cannot tell, then you pretty much have to assume they are not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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