1951 British Shilling...Can anyone tell me if this is a Matte Proof?

[Mudville-migration]

Trying to see if I have a fairly rare 1951 British Shilling Matte Proof???

 

If not, why not? If so, why?

 

Thanks in advance....

[Coindude]

It's very hard to tell from those photos. It would be best to show closeups of the rims as any proof should be more well defined in that area. It would also be nice to show a side by side with a verified matte proof.

[brg5658]

My answer is no.

 

Why? Because there were almost 10 million regular shillings with the English Crest minted, but only a handful matte proof coins struck (for photography reasons).

 

Want a more technical answer: Your coin doesn't exhibit surfaces consistent with the look of sandblasted dies. Also, the rims on your coin don't look square enough. If you want to see what a matte proof looks like, take a look at this coin.

 

Your coin is quite common, and probably worth about $25 or so if it were to be certified as MS/UNC.

 

 

[MarkFeld]

It does not look like a Matte a proof to me.

[Mudville-migration]

could it be a regular proof?

[Coindude]

Brandon, I believe you are absolutely correct. These images show the Roman type finish or sandblast proof finish. The original post is definitely not this type. As for a regular proof, I believe the ones I have seen have mirrored finishes. Yours does not exhibit that.

 

[brg5658]

could it be a regular proof?

 

Possibly, but hard to tell from those images. Even so, if it were a regular proof, it would be worth about $30-40 certified.

 

I've seen a lot of these, and to my eye, I don't see anything that suggests it is anything other than a regular issue MS coin.