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Valued Member
United States
123 Posts |
So I was looking at buying a Dansco album for my lincoln cents because I am falling in love with pennies. I go through coin rolls and I was wondering if proof coins are ever found in the rolls. I am undecided on whether to get the album without proofs or with proofs.
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 United States
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I don't roll search, so others will have to be more specific on numbers. I am guessing average you may find a proof coin once per 50 customer wrapped rolls (CWR).  Its condition could be anywhere from proof quality to poor, with most simply a proof with a scratch or other marks. It would take a lot of searching to fill a Lincoln Cent album of proofs and business strikes, even if that's possible. |
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Valued Member
United States
467 Posts |
OUt of probably the few hundred boxes of cents I have searched ove the last 3 yrs. I probably have found 3-4 proofs. I have found more 98 and 2000 Wams then proofs.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
997 Posts |
I had a similar issue when I transitioned from folders to books as some of the books have slots for the proof only issues. I have had real good luck at a couple local coin stores to fill these NIFC slots. Most Proof cents run for about $3 to $5 each in 2x2's.
My collection is primarily circulation or roll pulls but it is almost impossible to fill holes with proof only coins so I tend to buy them instead.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3592 Posts |
Out of 500,000 cents searched, I've found three proof cents. But you should purchase them if you really want to have them in your collection.
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Valued Member
United States
321 Posts |
Once in a while you will find one. It was much more common in harder times the 20's- 40's. I have one proof from the 30s in a circulated grade but I didn't find it in a roll. Keep looking.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Out of what seems like a million searched, I've found 2 proofs. One of them was nice, around PR65 but other was badly impared.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I haven't found any yet  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3278 Posts |
Unless they're early, none are expensive to purchase (memorial and late wheats)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1599 Posts |
Hard to tell from my pics, but I found this on this past weekend. I have only found three or four.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1213 Posts |
I'm with Thad - out of what seems like a million, I've found only 1. I think if you're going to put the proofs in an album, they should look like proofs and not be impaired.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4897 Posts |
Only have found one roll with any proofs. Fortunately there were five in that roll.
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Valued Member
United States
71 Posts |
I am still learning here, but how do I determine that the coin is a proof?
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Valued Member
United States
150 Posts |
I found this 1987 S proof a few weeks back. It's the only proof I've found in a bank roll. There's some cool Machine Doubling in my opinion too, you can see it in picture 3    |
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Valued Member
 United States
123 Posts |
I think finding a proof, however, would be awesome. I am probably going to shell out for most proofs and over time itll be fun and worth while. Its a new realm of coin collecting called ebay that I get to experience lol. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have only found 1 proof in circulation. it was impaired. though.
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Posted 12/15/2011 03:17 am
