(WtAsk) Is this 2003 Silver Mirrored/Satin or Frosted?

[cutealex]

Dear Master,

can i confirm is this Mirrored or Frosted 2003? if based on the sealed and photos.

thanks in advance

cheers

 

[cutealex]

anyone?

 

[silverstar1]

Mirrored , Nice looking coins!

 

[cutealex]

but sometime i spotted and sound like Frosted...i know Frosted is coming from Shenzen Guabao...

but mine looks not 'mirrored' enough??

 

[musemellow]

Mirrored variety does come from this triangular(shenyang? shanghai?) mint seal

However, it doesn't guarantee that coins pictured are mirrored
Since Shenyang?/shanghai? mint also release frosted variety

From my own experience, if the coin doesn't look mirrored enough, NGC will grade this as frosted variety.

 

[cutealex]

anymore and value input??

thanks musemellow....does the photo show enough Mirrored enough?

 

[basSist]

photos show mirror enough for me.

 

[Catseye]

Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 5:38 AM
Subject: Re: Question on 2003 S10Y Panda Variety

The satin/mirror version is from Shenyang, although not all Shenyang 2003 Pandas are this variety.

 

[cutealex]

any Master?

 

[madmuley]

The NGC casino has really tightened up on the Mirrored designation recently. Of the last 6 coins I sent in (ALL IN OMP) 4 were labeled mirrored and 2 were labeled frosted. All of my previous submissions of 2003 mirrored pandas in OMP were designated mirrored. I have also noticed that a 69 grade is getting much harder to recieve as my last 8 2003 mirrored pandas recieved a grade of 68 or 67 as my earlier submissions received 68s or 69s. I wish NGC would also consider the different dented arm varieties of the mirrored version.

 

[Justfishin]

Look frosted to me

 

[cutealex]

this is my stocks...i have compared coins above with Shenzhen Guobao...apparently coins above are more mirorred and not frosted...but when i compared to other Mirrored (photo) ...coins above sound not mirrored enough..that why i m puzzled now..

 

[silverstar1]

this is my stocks...i have compared coins above with Shenzhen Guobao...apparently coins above are more mirorred and not frosted...but when i compared to other Mirrored (photo) ...coins above sound not mirrored enough..that why I m puzzled now..

You will just have to send them to NGC for grading and In my opinion they are mirrored , but these will drive you crazy! other than the Shenzhen which are obviously frosted.
Just make a note in the variety/ country section "mirrored bamboo" .

 

[fltacoma]

A dented arm variety? what is that? I picked up a 2003 mirror for $130 and im guessing that is a good deal?

 

[Wafdawg]

It is definitely frosted; not mirrored.

 

[fltacoma]

Can you take more pics? The pandas are in a package in which the mirrored coins would normally be in...