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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2640616, member: 1892&quot;]Well, assign the mention of a Cameo Proof to hyperbole, which is what it was. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I <b>have</b> a fair amount of experience with sandblasting - I used to create signs in all sorts of substrates with that technique - and finer sand compounds exist whose purpose in life is to just etch a matte finish onto polished metal (including aluminum, which is soft and very easily scratched especially when polished), and could result in exactly what&#039;s happened to this coin. I&#039;ve done it. In fact, you might want to contemplate how they get that finish onto the Satin dies in the first place....</p><p><br /></p><p>Not that I think that&#039;s the cause; to me it&#039;s undoubtedly environmental degradation. The size of the pitting is far coarser than actual Satin coins are - PCGS CoinFacts has a couple really nice illustrations for comparison. Not_a_chance it came from the Mint like that. The <i>remote</i> possibility exists that it&#039;s a Satin finish coin which was then subject to environmental damage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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