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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 467485, member: 11521&quot;]Doug answered your questions for the most part:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;I will add:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Satin finish has a texture similar to cloth (hence the term &#039;satin&#039; finish).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Proof coins are struck at least <u>twice</u> and the dies and planchets are usually highly polished (except for Matte Proof). SMS coins were struck <u>once</u> but at a pressure much higher than than for Business Strikes and the dies and planchets were not highly polished. So SMS coins do not have a mirror finish but they do have better strikes (and much more detail) than a Business Strike coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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