1960 Proof With Some Doubling All Around Or Is This Machine Error?

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Cory865 Valued Member United States 249 Posts	Posted 09/14/2016 9:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff

cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 09/14/2016 10:13 pm Closer images might help, but from what I can see I will guess that it's Mechanical Doubling. That coin doesn't look like a Proof cent to me. Remember "Proof" is not a grade, it is a type of coin. Edited by cwb 09/14/2016 10:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
clairhardesty Pillar of the Community United States 1027 Posts	Posted 09/14/2016 10:59 pm Here is what a 1960 proof cent looks like (note the super smooth fields): Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 09/14/2016 11:14 pm Quote: Proof verses Business Strike There are two distinct types of Lincoln cents minted, the Proof type minted for collectors and the Business strike minted for general circulation. Proof coins are minted with highly polished dies and struck multiple times to give a highly detailed and shiny, mirror like finish to the coin's surface. They will also have sharper rims than business strikes. http://www.lincolncentsonline.com/history.html Quote: There were no mint marks on Proof cents minted from 1909 - 1964, after that, they have an S mint mark from San Francisco. Edited by cwb 09/14/2016 11:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 09/15/2016 1:22 pm I agree that the Op's coin does not look like a proof. And from these pictures looks like Machine Doubling Report this Post to the Staff
Dustin6 Pillar of the Community United States 3516 Posts	Posted 09/15/2016 6:43 pm I see machine damage and a nice Mint state coin Report this Post to the Staff
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