Can someone explain the satin finish.

tjc2120

When did it start? Why?

Do Dansco albums have places for P and D business stirkes, proof strikes and the satin finish strikes?
I can't seem to find ones that do for the state quarter or pres dollar series.

lasvegasteddy

don't quote me here but

i believe the early 1900's saw experimentation on surface finishes and roman finish was that of and sometimes called satin finish

1936 is attributed to my knowledge of first use of term on us coinage although i think 1921 & 1922 peace dollars were termed to have satin finish too

russ points out that 1964 sms coins are claimed by anacs to be satin finish

the issue of why...

truly pride in craftsmanship and aesthetics play as coiners try to deliver their best and abilities to deliver a variety of skills in surface finish

lasvegasteddy

hopefully my reply will inspire corrections to my 1st reply so you get str8 info from the pro's

tjc2120

thanks for the info - what about in the recent past (ie the last decade)?

cladking

They've started a process since 2005 where the dies are chromium plated
and the planchets (at least usually) burnished which give the coins in mint
sets a distinctive finish. There is variation though.

Mint set coins have been struck on special presses at low speed and higher
pressure since 1965. The dies are swapped out at the first sign of real wear
(~30,000 strikes). These coins are also washed and dried.

In the last few years they've also taken much more pains to be sure the mint
set coins aren't banged up in handling so these satin finish coins are much
more likely to be high grade than the older mint set coins.

cladking

Perhaps it should be added that the burnishing process the mint uses now
involves polishing the type 2 (upset) planchets with small steel balls. This
will result in more reflective surfaces usually. They've used this method on
some mint set coins since 1986.

coinman420

i think 2005 was the first year for satin finish in the mint sets. for years i have kept dansco albums of our circulating coinage and used to search mint sets and circ coins for gem BU additions to the albums. since 2005 i have to pull from circulation or buy the rolls from the mint. satin finish look nice... they just don`t go with my business strike sets.

tjc2120

<< <i>i think 2005 was the first year for satin finish in the mint sets. for years i have kept dansco albums of our circulating coinage and used to search mint sets and circ coins for gem BU additions to the albums. since 2005 i have to pull from circulation or buy the rolls from the mint. satin finish look nice... they just don`t go with my business strike sets. >>



That is what I am getting at - I am back into collecting my modern sets and it haven't figured out what to do with these satin finish mint pieces (which, by the way, are quite nice in my opinion).

I would like, for example, an album that has P and D business strike, P and D satin finish mint and proof slots for the pres dollar set. I can't find one - does one exist?

Robb

<< <i>I would like, for example, an album that has P and D business strike, P and D satin finish mint and proof slots for the pres dollar set. I can't find one - does one exist? >>



I don't believe so. You could go with blank Dansco pages and fill in your own dates/MM/types.

TomB

The desire of the US Mint, Congress and other governmental entities to obtain a greater market share of contemporary collector dollars most likely inspired the satin finish coins of today.