Satin Finish

I actually found this post searching about the satin finish on Google.

I would think it would have been better to start a new thread, instead of bringing this old one up ..

Because, some of the information in that post .. is not accurate.

But Jbuck did correct it at the end.

He is right that the satin coins only come in mint sets
2005 - 2010.

The 1994 P nickel that was posted, was not a satin coin, it is a matte proof. (one of the top 100 modern coins)

As for the Red Book, I have not looked up all denominations, but many of them reflect a higher value for the satin coins.

If I have what you posted right, you are thinking it would be cheaper to purchase the mint sets, 2005 and up. In my experience, it would cost much more to buy the complete sets over the business strike State Quarters.

Then I am not sure why you would even think about buying the satin finish coins, when you don't find them attractive.
Buy what you like.

For me, I like the satin finish coin over the business strikes. IMO they are higher grade coins with lower mintage.

I much prefer the satin finish to the ultra cameo finish; less detail is lost in the laser etching process of the dies.

It seems some folks here do not consider satin finish coins to be worthy variation and not really collectable. I don't agree and have made a point of including satins along side business strike and proof coins.

I have gone as far as assembling a set(as yet unfinished)of Native American dollars in satin and in A/B position for 2009 and 2010. The same could be done with President Dollars but they don't really interest me at this time, but who knows.

Remember satins were only produced in Mint sets from 2005 to 2010.

Please don't get the idea that nobody cares about satin v. non-satin! On another thread, two of us showed how we dealt with the issue. The other guy had circulation strikes in his albums so he created a set of albums for the satin coins. I did just the opposite because I collect my mint coins in mint sets and I didn't like not having the circulation-strike (non-satin) coins. The result is the same - how do you collect the "other" version of these coins? We both used Dansco Albums, but you can do it however you wish.

Here is how I did it:















That's just a small image of the front of each section. You can see the whole thing, plus detailed info on how the create the pages here:

http://www.larsdog.com/coins/nonsatin.htm

You can click on any image on the web site to pull up a full screen image.

I didn't try to get uncirculated coins for all the slots. Quite the contrary. I looked to find as many as possible from circulation by roll hunting, but when I got bored I bought the rest from sellers that had circulation strike rolls.

Happy hunting!

P.S.

P.P.S. Getting a complete set of satins is as simple as buying uncirculated mints sets for 2005-2010 inclusive. You could simply keep them in the sets as is!

To commemorate the accession of King Edward V11 to the throne on 1902, the British Royal Mint issued matt finish proof sets
Maundy Penny to Five Pounds.

I don't like the satin finish. When I had my Statehood Quarter collection, I opted for the business strikes for those years that had the satin finish.