Satin Finish

When did this start? I remember reading somewhere that Mint set coins were the same as those for circulation, but that could have changed since then.

Thanks!

As I said, they are technically different, but how you value that difference is your choice. For what it is worth, I personally do not treat them different when filling my album holes. I prefer to get new coins from circulation, but there are more than a handful of mint set coins in my albums.

If you count the 94 and 97 Jeffs as satin finish, then they would be the ones to have. Particularly the 97, which had a mintage of only 25,000.

Of the rest, I don't think there will be any real sleeper in the bunch.

Of course the 97, 94 Jeffersons and the 98 Kennedy are good coins
to pick up.


I like the 2009 mint sets.

Grey sheet list the value at a few dollars over face.

In the set are a nice set of territory quarters, I like quarters.

But there is the eight Lincoln Cent. The bonus is that those eight Lincoln's
are unique to the mint set, only place the mint released them.

Not only because they are satin finish, but also that they are old copper
style, instead of Z -Lincoln's.

Of course Red Book is high, but they put 2009 Lincoln Cent satin coins at $10.00 each.

My recommendation for the day .....pick up a couple 2009 mint sets, if you can get them at a good price.

I buy them at coin shops ...when they are in the $20.00 range.

I just checked ebay ...saw a couple go for $23 to $25.

There is $14.38 face value in each set. With the right dealer I have
bought these at less than $20.

Of course these will not be a short term flip.

I try to think in the very long term.

I can not think of another 2005 through 2010 satin coin that is a better value
than the 2009 Lincoln's.

I agree about the 2009 Mint Set.
I have enough of my share though (about 10 sets now) so I don't actively looking for them, but I will buy them if I encounter them though.