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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1423213, member: 112&quot;]They all had the same finish. You&#039;re calling it matte, but it&#039;s usually referred to as a satin finish. That satin finish was imparted to the dies by sandblasting the dies with glass beads as the final step before they were used for striking coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think what you are seeing is nothing more than a reflection of the light in the pic. But it is possible that somebody polished the coin. Hard to say based on that pic.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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