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Bababooey Valued Member United States 374 Posts	Posted 01/26/2016 12:51 am I thought you all would appreciate what I found in a pile of change. The fields are a bit cloudy, but it certainly seems like a proof! Edited by Bababooey 01/26/2016 04:04 am Report this Post to the Staff

Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 01/26/2016 12:55 am Very nice find! Here's the thread for circulation finds. Try posting there in the future. Report this Post to the Staff
Bababooey Valued Member United States 374 Posts	Posted 01/26/2016 01:40 am Sure, will do, didn't know that was there... Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/26/2016 03:48 am Congratulations. It proves there are a few goodies left in circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/26/2016 04:32 am Nice find. It's called an impaired proof when found in circulation. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
cladking Pillar of the Community United States 2271 Posts	Posted 01/26/2016 10:11 am Almost all of the "impaired proofs" were impaired before they got in circulation. Most are released by wholesalers and others making rolls or collections. Bad coins are simply spent. There's no reason a proof can't be found in circulation. It requires an average of about five transactions to damage a proof. These get removed very quickly from circulation in most cases. This specific example was likely released because of the heavy hazing and has had fewer than about ten transactions. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188130 Posts	Posted 01/26/2016 10:31 am Very nice! I love proof finds. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Bababooey Valued Member United States 374 Posts	Posted 01/26/2016 11:15 am Thank for all the insights! I did think that it could have been damaged before it was released but that makes sense . How do proofs get that hazy appearance? They all start in proof sets from the mint, is that right? Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 01/26/2016 11:18 am I found two impaired proofs dimes this past year in change. Also found five LMC proofs on the side of the road while walking my dog Halo. Someone removed the higher denomination coins from the mint sets and discarded the cents and mint set packaging at a highly traveled intersection. Four were still in the mint set package and one had fallen out and was run over a few times. Speculated they had been stolen mint sets as I don't think a collector would have tossed them out in this manner. Thanks, Doug. Report this Post to the Staff
cladking Pillar of the Community United States 2271 Posts	Posted 01/26/2016 2:11 pm Quote: Thank for all the insights! I did think that it could have been damaged before it was released but that makes sense . How do proofs get that hazy appearance? They all start in proof sets from the mint, is that right? Between about 3 and 20% of proofs dependent on date and denominaytion are culls. Two thirds of these were culls before they left the mint and the rest are things that happened to them along the way. Most of these latter are from fire or flood but there are numerous ways they can tarnished or go bad. Your example is somewhat atypical but I'd guess the set got wet or exposed to a lot of moisture. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps. Edited by cladking 01/26/2016 2:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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