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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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A couple more shots of the rims, they are not rounded going into the fields but are sharp and are like a square step.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hard to tell for sure if it's a proof, but it is very well struck.
If it were mine, I'd send it to ANACS and find out.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It could be a business strike from reused proof dies. I am not sure how that played out in the 20th century at the mint but I own my fair share of Liberty Seated dimes that are verified business strikes from reused proof dies. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Sure looks like a proof to me, impaired possibly, the look of the fields as they run into the devices look very proof, as do the rims, though (and  that it could be a business strike from old proof dies put into use at the end of their life as proof making dies). "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2˘ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Pillar of the Community
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It kind of looks like a proof to me. I would send it to ANACS for grading.
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Pillar of the Community
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with the reused die option, seems the most likely considering all the factors. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
It is a coin struck as a proof, not a business strike struck with proof dies. Only a proof strike will have a sharply squared wire rim.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It does have the Proof finish look to it, but have been mishandled. You're not going to get those band from business strikes. Send it in for the holder attribution.
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Pillar of the Community
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Man the reverse of that is spectacular! Great coin.
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