Impaired Proof? (Value & Typeset ?s)

With classic US silver, a lot of (most in many cases) the unwanted business strikes were reported to be melted in 1874. Before that they were recalled or removed & melted when the weight changed in the 1850s. So for many coins before 1874, even if the mintage #s weren't tiny, the actual surviving coin population may be quite rare.

But some years there were 100s or 1000s of proof coins a much higher portion of which were saved and have survived 150 or so years. Some of them slipped into circulation and so may rarely be found quite worn. Others slide around in drawers and while proof are no longer 60+.

Q1: Is there a general consensus as to what this does to the value? Is a PF-58 totally undesirable, while a PF-60+ is much loved?

And also,

Q2: Am I fooling myself putting a PF-58 into my "circulated" typeset?



Don't worry, I'm not going to give it up, with a mintage of 4,000 and reportedly 625 proofs, it's still pretty special even if it doesn't 'fit'.

The population reports are

• Business 41 NGC + 53 PCGS


• Proof 264 NGC + 388 PCGS

of which only 6 (all PCGS) are PF-58 or lower

Now there is a new typeset idea - collect the worst certified version of each coin, with the sole limit that you didn't certify it yourself or have a friend do it for you...