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<p>[QUOTE="DEA, post: 8146689, member: 90140"]Hi, [USER=100717]@Harold Garrett[/USER]! Welcome to CT. </p><p><br /></p><p>I didn't dig into a Red Book (see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Guide_Book_of_United_States_Coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Guide_Book_of_United_States_Coins" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Guide_Book_of_United_States_Coins</a>) but I checked out Numista (see <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3366.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3366.html" rel="nofollow">https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3366.html</a>). I see that there is a "copper-nickel clad copper" version (copper core sandwiched between two copper-nickel slices) and a silver version (.400 - or six-parts copper to four-parts silver). I'm going to assume you have the copper-nickel version (or type).</p><p><br /></p><p>As stated above, I don't see any mention of a 'matte finish.' I think what you have there is a Philadelphia minted Type-2 thin lettering Ike dollar. And I think your coin has been circulated, and is a tad worn, which probably explains what you described as a 'matte finish.' Not an error, just circulated. </p><p><br /></p><p> Best regards,</p><p> David[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DEA, post: 8146689, member: 90140"]Hi, [USER=100717]@Harold Garrett[/USER]! Welcome to CT. I didn't dig into a Red Book (see [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Guide_Book_of_United_States_Coins[/URL]) but I checked out Numista (see [URL]https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3366.html[/URL]). I see that there is a "copper-nickel clad copper" version (copper core sandwiched between two copper-nickel slices) and a silver version (.400 - or six-parts copper to four-parts silver). I'm going to assume you have the copper-nickel version (or type). As stated above, I don't see any mention of a 'matte finish.' I think what you have there is a Philadelphia minted Type-2 thin lettering Ike dollar. And I think your coin has been circulated, and is a tad worn, which probably explains what you described as a 'matte finish.' Not an error, just circulated. Best regards, David[/QUOTE]
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