Proof D in 1998?

[Jdubbs]

I know I asked about proofs recently so here's another, I learned what proofs look like but was thinking that they all are SF mints. Came across this 98 D. Thinking it's definitely a proof but the D is throwing me off.

[enamel7]

Sorry, but that coin isn't close to being a proof. You are correct about the mint mark. You will only find an S on modern proofs. Remember, shiny doesn't make it proof. The mirror finish is what you're looking for.

[Jdubbs]

Sorry, but that coin isn't close to being a proof. You are correct about the mint mark. You will only find an S on modern proofs. Remember, shiny doesn't make it proof. The mirror finish is what you're looking for.

It's as shiney as my 2000 though with the mirror background. I've never seen any 00's and prior business strikes that were that nice, thanks

[GrumpyEd]

It's as shiney as my 2000 though with the mirror background. I've never seen any 00's and prior business strikes that were that nice, thanks

On the modern bus strikes some are dull satin, others are brilliant finish. It's harder to find a super high grade that's brilliant. Partly because they show flaws easier and seem more reactive to spotting. In the pic, yours looks nice.

I'm not sure of the date range but a few years after yours, like 2005 and a group of years... they list different values based on satin/brilliant. The reason is that for those dates all mint sets had satin coins and a lot were high grades, circ bus strikes were a mix of brilliant and satin so it was much harder to find the super high grade (68-69) in brilliant for those dates because the brilliant ones were never in mint sets. To see the date range, look it up on the PCGS site. (I'm pretty sure that starts after 98)

(I'm only talking about bus strikes like yours, not proofs)

[Jdubbs]

I looked on pcgs and didn't find any 1998's that were D. I may not have been in the correct part of the site. It was buying and selling. I'll post a couple more of it. so this may be a satin from a mint set?

[GrumpyEd]

Neither are satin, the S is a proof, the D is a bus strike but it's brilliant not satin. Sometimes people call brilliant ones "proof like" because they can look similar but not really as perfect mirrors.

You can also get messed up by people polishing them, it can make them look brilliant.


On PCGS (for 2005 and the years around it that they note finish) the satin are graded as SP and the brilliant as MS, you would need to look at the years the differentiate to see which ones get better prices in each type:

https://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/details/2005-satin-finish-sp/93190

[jfines69]

I will go with Edcylopedia of Coins... He knows his stuff and I have no idea Thanks Ed for all your help!!!