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Valued Member
United States
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Hey all,
Quick question that I think many of the pros will have no trouble answering. How often do you find proof coins in circulation? I came across a 1987S proof cent in a bank roll recently, and thought it was a pretty neat find. Diamond in the rough...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
842 Posts |
I have found three proof nickels in $2,200 searched. They are out there, you just have to look through a TON of change to find them.
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
I'm not a pro and I have never found one. But then I have only gone through about a quarter of a ton of change.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1302 Posts |
I spent a 1987 proof set when I was a kid. I bet there are tons of them out there for one reason or another.
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Valued Member
 United States
150 Posts |
Maybe I got one of yours...
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Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
ive found 2 proofs, an 81 and a 38 which I just found yesterday I just started collecting a couple months ago and have gone through about 100 dollars worth of nickels. I also just found my first War Nickel tonight :) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3276 Posts |
44 boxes of nickels and I have 4 proofs. 36 boxes of cents and I have 1 proof. I think proofs are most commonly found in half dollar searching.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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ive found 2 proofs, an 81 and a 38 A 1938 proof nickel?!? Can you please show a picture? Not accusing you of lying or anything but I have a hard time believing you found a 70+ year old coin with a mintage of less than 20,000 in a roll. Does it have an S mintmark? |
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Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
i cant get a pic up just yet, but correct me if I'm wrong but all the research I have done shows that all the proof strikes did not have a mintmark for the 1938 year
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Valued Member
United States
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  bare with me these were takin with an iphone and a magnifying glass. the detail is much more sharp if you were to see it in person |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like a business strike. Quote:
correct me if I'm wrong but all the research I have done shows that all the proof strikes did not have a mintmark for the 1938 year That is true, but neither did the Phildelphia business strikes. |
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United States
90 Posts |
its hard for me to believe that this is just a business strike with as good as the detail is on it, but if I'm wrong I'm wrong I'm here to learn!
Edited by jgray44
11/10/2011 07:45 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
997 Posts |
I have found a couple silver circulated proof quarters in change over the years. They looked different, sounded different and felt different which made me check them quicker.
Since I check ALL my change always I would have found them either way, but they stuck out immediately.
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Canada
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ive found 2 proofs, an 81 and a 38 The nickel posted is a 1958.  |
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United Kingdom
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Roll hunters from CCF have sorted me out with clad impaired Proof Kennedy half dollars from 1971 to 2010. |
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United States
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its a 38, like I said the camera sucks but I double checked the date and it is indeed a 38
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Posted 11/09/2011 7:39 pm
