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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kentucky, post: 8072450, member: 33176&quot;]A matte finish on a coin is a technique that has been used on some coins in the United States.&nbsp; I have no idea why it was used or on exactly which dates or issues.&nbsp; One of the most famous matte finish coins is the 1909 Lincoln Wheat cent.&nbsp; Some proof Lincoln Cents were made with a matte finish and they are worth big bucks.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think any modern issues were made with the matte finish.&nbsp; The coins you have shown are copper plated zinc cents which suffer from many finish problems due to interactions in the plating process.&nbsp; People on CT tend to tease and joke a lot, but generally only get mean when someone tells them they are lying and trying to steal the poster&#039;s coins.&nbsp; We do have many grammar Nazis here (myself sometimes included), but often they just want to help you improve your grammar because that can be a marketable skill.&nbsp; Please continue to post, but consider making some new postings, or even send Personal Messages (PM) to people.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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