Post Your Circulated Proof Coins!

Modern proofs are usually easier to tell, since they will usually have *some* of the shine left in the fields, especially between letters. It also takes a decent amount of circulation to wear away the "frosted" effect.

Before the cameo proofs became a thing, it could be a lot harder, maybe even impossible. There are sometimes die markers on proof coins (for example, every 1895 Philly Morgan dollar has been definitively identified as a proof, even the circulated ones), but if a proof from the 60s or earlier hits circulation and is not rescued immediately, it may reach the point of being indistinguishable from a well-struck business strike. I have a 1969-S nickel that I posted here a long time ago, and I still to this day do not know if it is a proof.

Let's revive this!

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Thanks jbuck!

Drew - I thought this thread would take off with the folks from the CRH forum. Someone is always finding something from the field. Here's one from the last box:

Nice yinzi! I noted your Buffalo hunt progress. Impressive! I'm at 22/65 and was feeling pretty good about that. I wonder how close you will get! Good luck on that front.

Awesome proof franklin! Beautiful!

That's still awesome. I have a separate pickled nickel collection but that would only add a few to the cause.

Ok...who will get us started today?