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Germany
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Like the title says, the vast majority of these date seem to be proof strikes, with circulation strikes being much scarcer. Anyway to tell which one this is? Sorry the pics are not as clear as I would like them - just too tiny these coins! Thanks,   |
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Sweden
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Doesn't "feel" like a proof coin to me, but I don't know what to look for when it comes to proof coins, rather than cameo.
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The rim would be another diagnostic. Yours has weak spots one would associate with a business strike. I don't know.  |
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United States
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I'd say circulation strike.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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But if you look at the linked MGC proof above it has weak spots in the same areas.
These are a tough judgement call because the proof and MS coins were struck with the same dies I believe and the mntage was so low there was no significant wear to the dies. Most business strikes probably looked like proofs or at least proof-like when they were struck
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United States
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What Conder101 said. With 75% of the strike being "for circulation", that's an extremely high proof to circulation ratio.
My question is: is the value substantially different in this grade (if indeed that's even why you're asking)? Or is it just curiosity.
My knee jerk was business, but I'm honestly not sure there's a way to tell? Watching and learning (this is what I come to CC for!)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm leaning toward a circulation strike.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 It just doesn't seem to have the sharpness of detail that I would expect in a proof. |
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I don't have my copy of the book with me, but for some of those years, there were only one die pair used, it's just that they stopped polishing the die and carefully preparing the planchet.
The strike is also a little weaker than I would expect for a proof (notice the orbs on either side of the diamond aren't fully filled out and the high points of the ribbon don't show either. I'm calling it XF40, but ...
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 Germany
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Thank you all for your thoughts.
I am hoping this is a circulation strike merely because proofs seems to be much commoner than the former, and valued accordingly.
I am also leaning toward circulation strike because the coin does not have the 'look' of a proof, even a circulated proof. But I was just not sure.
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United States
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Several stars on the reverse look softly struck while others have full detail (less slight wear). I'd expect more uniform sharpness on a proof. At least, my only proof 3CS (an 1873) has all stars sharply defined.
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Germany
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In fact, jaobler, it was a recent thread about an 1873 3 CS which started me thinking about this coin in my collection. That coin seemed to many of us to be a proof issue, yet if I recall, it was a business strike.
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United States
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Germanicvs, I believe the 1873 silver 3-cent is proof-only. Was the thread you mentioned about a nickel 3-cent?
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United States
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It's not a series I'm too familiar with but judging by the detail in the arrows along with those rims, circulation strike seems right.
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Germany
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jaobler, according to the Red Book (I have just bought the 1400-page deluxe edition, what a great buy!), says the mintage of 3 Cent Silvers for 1870 consisted of 3000 business strikes and 1000 proofs. So both issues were struck that year. PS- There was a recent thread on a 1873 3 CS, the date was 1873 unless my mind is totally going. The discussion was on whether it was a business or proof strike. For some reason I unable to find that thread again.? |
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