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rachums107 Pillar of the Community United States 3345 Posts	Posted 10/16/2011 11:25 pm http://www.ma-shops.com/mpo/item.ph...3579&lang=en the fields look reflective to me-especially the obverse Report this Post to the Staff

jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 10/16/2011 11:28 pm I dont know but it sure is shiny Report this Post to the Staff
jedichef Pillar of the Community United States 781 Posts	Posted 10/17/2011 12:22 am I dont know, but the obverse certainly has a frost/ mirror quality to it. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 10/17/2011 02:22 am Not a proof, it is just a heavily toned coin that is worn on the high points. Toning like that is sometimes referred to as "circulated cameo" and it looks like it is an EF coin. Edited by biokemist6 10/17/2011 02:22 am Report this Post to the Staff
aladinslamp Pillar of the Community United States 3076 Posts	Posted 10/17/2011 02:37 am nice price at $5,500 EUROE's a bit pricey Report this Post to the Staff
coinsalot New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 10/17/2011 02:59 am A ',' in European currency is the equivalent to a '.' in American currency (so it is intended to be E55 instead of E5,500). 55 Euros at today's exchange rate is about $76. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 10/17/2011 03:17 am In them thar days long ago, proofs did not have cameo frosting or polished fields. A proof was struck from the best effort with which a die could be prepared. The proofs were the first coins struck from that die. Sometimes they were double struck, to bring up all of the detail. Other than that, they were the same as business strikes. The coin pictured here has obviously seen some circulation, and now it is impossible to tell if it was ever a proof or not. I have seen some business strike coins that have some element of mirror surfacing in the fields, but I think they have had the good fortune to have been struck from unworn dies, that have been well made. This situation makes the detection of some 19th century proofs difficult. I suspect that DMPL Morgans are a different case again. Report this Post to the Staff
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