How To Distinguish Between Regular & Matte Proof Bermuda Crown KM# 13

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mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 10/16/2024 9:35 pm The photos look very similar on NGC and I want to know what type of in-person test would work to differentiate between the two. https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide...talogNumber= Report this Post to the Staff

HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24878 Posts	Posted 10/16/2024 9:50 pm Those pictures are of the same coin. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Tanman2001 Pillar of the Community United States 4395 Posts	Posted 10/16/2024 10:38 pm The matte proof says "*Image(s) not of exact coin" I'm sure the different finish is detectable in-hand. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/17/2024 04:30 am Try checking on the bay for slabbed ones to compare. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Dollar 1935 Valued Member Canada 321 Posts	Posted 10/17/2024 09:08 am If you know what a typical proof would look like (mirrored fields with full cameo) then the matte version should look completely different with barely if any cameo visible and (usually) lusterless fields, those coins could easily pass for a very badly cleaned/stained coin to the untrained eye... Id say the difference between the standard proof issue vs a matte proof is more important than vs a Business strike. I never seen the coin in question but Id expect it to look similarly to those ones since it was most likely struck for the same purpose : https://www.pcgseurope.com/cert/49789920?l=fr https://d1htnxwo4o0jhw.cloudfront.n...40359049.jpg Now compare the last coin with those two : https://d1htnxwo4o0jhw.cloudfront.n...63286780.jpg https://coins.ha.com/itm/bermuda/be...bnail-071515 ''Buy the very best, stretch to buy it. It means if you can't afford to buy it, buy it anyway." -Steven Duckor Edited by Dollar 1935 10/17/2024 09:18 am Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 11/25/2025 10:43 pm It took a while to get back but here is a section of the 1959 Bermuda Crown coin in question. Does its rim appear as a sharply squared-off or "full" rim that stands almost perpendicular to the edge of the coin? This is the definition of what a matte proof coin apparently has compared to a business strike. I'm having trouble distinguishing it. Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 11/25/2025 10:45 pm Also does the surface appear as a silky sand-blasted matte proof instead of a business strike? Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 11/30/2025 12:50 am For those of you who are hesitant to state an opinion if this is a matte proof or business strike, let me know if there is inadequate information written or showing and what I could do to receive some more CCF responses. ie.: do the device edges appear sharp enough to be a proof or are more closeups required in these areas. I don't know enough about this subject to ask more pertinent questions. I have to make a decision by next Fri, 12/5, on if its worth it to get it graded at NGC since my grading contract is expiring shortly. Report this Post to the Staff
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