Pocket change Satin or Business strikes

[bsshog40]

I was looking at my jefferson dansco as I was updating it with a couple pocket change nickels. I happened to notice that my 2004P Keelboat was Satin Finish and the D was a Business Strike. These were from pocket change. I thought that the Satin Finish only came from mint sets. Are there Satin Finishes in circulation??

[MunkyMan95]

There might be, but only because of collectors spending them.

[Dwaine]

I thought that the Satin Finish mint sets started in 2005?

[gmarguli]

Satin Finish started in 2005. There are many 2004 coins that have the satin finish appearance, but that might be due to the Mint testing the finish in 2004 or just normal strikes.

 

As for 2005+, the Mint supposedly uses the satin finish dies to strike circulation coins after they have outlived their mint set lives. Collectors also spend the coins from the sets. I spent the coins that did not meet my minimum grade at the TPG.

[bsshog40]

I guess they just have the appearance of satin. I know there is quite a difference in the finish between the two coins. Thanks ya'll.

[coinman1794]

It might just be a difference in die stages. New dies are usually reflective, and start to deteriorate into a heavy satin or frost as they age.