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Quote: I wish they offered Special finishes after the 2021 releases, I might of been a fan. Well that just piqued my brain a bit, just back up a second and I did some research. 2021, everything was called an Uncirculated finish, unsure if this is really Uncirculated as in burnished, it is it was something more like bullion or business strike. The Peace was Philly, the Morgans were Philly, and also Philly with a CC and O privy, also San Francisco and Denver struck them with actual S and D mintmarks. Nothing struck in 2022, really ticked me off. 2023, Uncirculated Morgan and Peace from Philly Proof Proof Morgan and Peace from San Francisco (a big deal was made out of that, I can't remember exactly why. Only proof Peace dollars made at that time? Maybe the Morgan too). And also the Reverse Proof Set from San Francisco. So they did offer the special finish Reverse Proof after 2021. As if the proofs weren't special enough.
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Maybe if you're lucky they will start putting "Privy Marks" on them too like the ASE's 
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Quote:Maybe if you're lucky they will start putting "Privy Marks" on them too like the ASE's I wouldn't doubt that all the 2026 Morgan and Peace dollars will be dual dated and have the Liberty Bell privy mark
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I can see the Third party graders labels Now,..... 
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Long before Burnished, the term Uncirculated Was around in a Bullion coin, The U S Mint's verbiage is confusing and the term seems to be getting lost. I am referring to Enhanced Finishes, The Morgan series originally was Not minted after 1921, They needed to mix things up specifically in the Morgan series. My thoughts were All the Reverse proofs were sort of standard issues, The U S Mint's have the ability to produce exquisite numismatic products. The fact they are presently going to Now release the Enhanced Uncirculated is a Big deal to me.  I was thinking if the mint wanted to move product, They should of brought more Enhanced Special versions, they had all the time to do so Then, Now look .....  Collectibles are born from Rarities , IMO The 2026 Enhanced Uncirculated U S Mint's versions are an Instant success.....
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So.... does the enhanced uncirculated versions of the Peace and Morgan dollars replace the uncirculated issues? Also if I have subscriptions to them do they carry over to the enhanced coins?
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EDIT TO ADD - After some research I determined that the 2019 S Kennedy is a Clad Enhanced Reverse Proof
[quote] Morgans Dad wrote: I was thinking if the mint wanted to move product, They should of brought more Enhanced Special versions, they had all the time to do so Then, Now look[/quote} As fars as I know the mint has used the term Enhanced Uncirculated to describe 4 different types of finish The 2013 W ASE, 2014 S and 2019 s Kennedy halves and the 2017 S Set are all Enh UC coins but they have distinctly different finishes It hard to see in this picture but in person each finish is very different, and it will be interesting to see which finish they use for these coins 
Edited by Boba Debt 03/07/2026 1:06 pm
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Boba, I agree... Especially the unknown finishes expected on the Two coin sets,  The fact I could not find the finish for the two coin sets listed in the Sets description,  Does anyone Know the description for the 2026 Morgan and Peace Enhanced Uncirculated Silver dollar sets, ?
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I think the description is given, Enhanced Uncirculated. Beyond that, I don't know what you expect. You won't know until you see it, describing exactly what is finished different ways would be a bit tedious. Is there a description of the 2013W EU? On the pics of the JFK halfs: I don't think there was a lot of enhancements they probably wanted to do on the obverse of these. The fuel, the bust of Kennedy, and the numbers/letters. A better comparison to what they enhanced is probably the reverse, it's a much busier design. On the Morgan and Peace, they probably have a bit more to work with on the obverse and reverse on both designs. I don't think they'll be saying what elements of the designs they are applying what finishes to. I'm sure the fields of both sides of both designs will be a satin type/Uncirculated, not matte or proof.
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Quote: EDIT TO ADD - After some research I determined that the 2019 S Kennedy is a Clad Enhanced Reverse Proof
I had to clarify that myself, and I do have that set! The 225th Anniversary EU proof set was clad, they also of course made a silver proof set that year.
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Quote: As fars as I know the mint has used the term Enhanced Uncirculated to describe 4 different types of finish It looks like 4, it's kind of hard to compare. Uncirculated, you can say burnished, as far as the look it's often described as "satin" The proof is easy, the mirrored look The matte or sometimes called the "reverse proof", also could be called frosted. Sometimes people consider this "other" finish as another type of Uncirculated, it's a bit shinier than the normal uncirculated. People say that's what the field was done in on the 13W. A bit shinier than the usual field on an Uncirculated, like the planchet was finished a bit differently before the strike.
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Quote: the term Uncirculated Was around in a Bullion coin, The U S Mint's verbiage is confusing and the term seems to be getting lost The Mint is clear enough about it, it's the public that messes it all up, using different or the incorrect terms. Bullion is just that. If you want to call it uncirculated ( small "u"), that's fine, but none of it is circulating coinage, and it's not the finish. If recommend just calling it bullion, you could call it "bullion strike". Proof: no one seems to get confused about what proof means, it's a mirrored finish. Uncirculated has the bullion strike appearance, a satin or "burnished" finish. But as we all know had a mint mark and is sold, just as proof versions, to the general public. Anything beyond these 3 groups are a special finish. Only exception is privy marks. Those are either bullion, Proof, or Uncirculated, "with privy mark". Not a special finish (unless they are).
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So far the U.S. Mint hasn't made any changes. Yearly Morgan/Peace Dollar so far up from 2021-2025 until this year in 2026: Proof Uncirculated Two-Coin Set (Reverse Proof) The issue this year is:  The Uncirculated is Enhanced Uncirculated Coin. (West Point in 2026, normally in Philadelphia)  The Proof is the Reverse Proof Coin (Philadelphia in 2026, normally in San Francisco)  The Two-Coin Set is not labeled as Reverse Proof but Standard Proof (Philadelphia in 2026, normally in San Francisco) This year in 2026, the mint creating the coins changed and the strikes are different from the previous years in how it is sold. I have the mintage/sales figures from the latest data released by the U.S. Mint. It's still pretty popular comparing on how much is sold, but decreasing yearly. Hopefully the change in the strikes will improve the sales figure.  According to the law that authorized the Morgan and Peace dollars: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th...e?format=txtThe U.S. Mint has to release yearly Morgan and Peace dollars. It does not say it has to release the proof/uncirculated/reverse proof, but only yearly like the original according to (a) Design Requirements section. This part states that it must be minted, but doesn't say an end date, so it must be continued yearly. Quote: (6) These iconic silver dollars with vastly different representations of Lady Liberty and the American Eagle, reflect a changing of the guard in 1921 in the United States and therefore on the 100th anniversary must begin to be minted again to commemorate this significant evolution of American freedom. This part uses the word "shall", in legal terms, it must be enforced. What I learned in law enforcement, especially in Texas, there are only two penal code that uses the word "shall" and we must enforce it no matter what. All other penal code, we have discretion on enforcement. Quote:(a) $1 Silver Coins.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue $1 coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of completion of coinage of the Morgan dollar and the 100th anniversary of commencement of coinage of the Peace dollar, each of which shall-- (1) weigh 26.73 grams; (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; (3) contain not less than 90 percent silver; and (4) have a reeded edge. So will we get six yearly? No, because the law does not specifically say it. We will get two yearly at the minimum, anything more than that is because the U.S. Mint wants to.
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Iamwayne I appreciate the information, Thank You..... 
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