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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1076931, member: 112&quot;]You can think of the different surface finishes on coins like different types of paint. It&#039;s really just a matter of reflectivity. In order, from the lowest finish to the highest finish - </p><p><br /></p><p>lowest is - matte</p><p>then satin</p><p>then business strike</p><p>highest is - Proof</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s really about all there is to it. Now, I know of know way to effectively describe the differences in the finishes with words other than to say that one has a higher degree of reflectivity than the next. To understand it, you need to see with your own eyes 2 coins of the same type where each has a different finish. </p><p><br /></p><p>The best examples, and the easiest to obtain, I know of where you can do that are the &#039;94 nickels and the &#039;97 halves. But with both of these there is no satin finish, only matte, business and Proof. You would have to use examples from the satin finish Mint Sets to compare to them. But if you do, make sure that you use examples that actually have the satin finish as many of the Mint Sets were struck with worn dies where the coins ended up having little or no satin finish at all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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