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TaeKenDo Pillar of the Community Canada 737 Posts	Posted 10/11/2016 09:31 am I'm trying to understand the finish on Matt coins but have trouble identifying them by eye. Some help in ascertaining this one would be appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

T1Steel Pillar of the Community Canada 623 Posts	Posted 10/11/2016 10:46 am Must say those are great photos. Report this Post to the Staff
doubleeagle59 Pillar of the Community Canada 2495 Posts	Posted 10/11/2016 12:16 pm I agree, good photos. Looks like an ms64. Report this Post to the Staff
Pokermandude Pillar of the Community Canada 1192 Posts	Posted 10/11/2016 4:17 pm 63, shot at 64. Regular business strike. The specimen coins will have much, much nicer/sharper rims. Report this Post to the Staff
TaeKenDo Pillar of the Community Canada 737 Posts	Posted 10/11/2016 5:54 pm Ok, because it seems to have a grainy finish to the surface... Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10458 Posts	Posted 10/11/2016 9:20 pm That is what we refer to as "patina", note where it is worn off on the highest points... most definitely a business strike coin. The finish on coins, and their cartwheel lustre, can depends on what stage of the die life is at when the coin was struck. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
TaeKenDo Pillar of the Community Canada 737 Posts	Posted 10/12/2016 12:16 am Ok, yes. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/12/2016 5:43 pm Agree regular strike, long shot 64, and wonderful pics. Report this Post to the Staff
tripoli Pillar of the Community Canada 867 Posts	Posted 10/12/2016 8:08 pm MS63... Report this Post to the Staff
john100 Pillar of the Community Canada 5324 Posts	Posted 10/12/2016 9:42 pm too many scratches 63 Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9864 Posts	Posted 10/13/2016 01:33 am Quote: 1937 Matt Finish on this Dollar ? The coin pictured is 1939. Matte vs. mirror finish refers to specimen coins only. Your coin is not specimen, it is business strike. MS63, not particularly well struck. Look for examples with more detail at the steps and highest relief points of the tower. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 10/13/2016 01:40 am Report this Post to the Staff
TaeKenDo Pillar of the Community Canada 737 Posts	Posted 10/13/2016 02:07 am Ooops, typo. Meant 1939 Ok, noted about the details, thanks DBM. Report this Post to the Staff
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