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Hi just purchased a proof set some are nice but some aren't how can I tell if its a proof coin or a struck
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Proof coin or business strike. Well pictures would help but it depends on a lot. If it is more recent it will have a S mintmark on the coin and have some sort of "cameo". Referring to the contrast of the field and frosted devices. If it is a proof set from the mint it should be in an enclosed case . What year proof set are we looking at ?
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some the picture of lincoln itself is polish different from the observe on has shiny mirror polish on observe some might just be red broad strikes
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oops shiny mirror polish on observe and reverse only one like that
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oops 1997 s sorry for fumbling so much
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 Are you confusing a Proof type coin as a grade of coin? Proof strikes are made with different dies than business strikes. If it is in a proof set, and has an S mint mark, no matter what condition it is in, it is still a proof coin. If it has been damaged, it is an impaired proof. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What you need to do is look around for a hobby store or coin store and purchase what is called a Red Book by Whitman Publishing. In it you will find out what a Proof, Uncirc, etc. coin is. Yours could or could not be Proofs. |
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See your going to have to be specific because they have mint sets and the have proof sets. If your only getting cents they probably aren't in a set. Also from 1968 to 1974 the San Francisco mint produced a business strike and a proof. You should be able to tell by the cameo like I explained.
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1960 to 1889 s pennies There were no "S" mint pennies/cents made from 1956 through 1967. |
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