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carlanga New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 01/31/2016 1:13 pm Can you please tell me, how do I know if this coin is a PROOF coin or not? Edited by carlanga 01/31/2016 1:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Kefiroth Pillar of the Community United States 1431 Posts	Posted 01/31/2016 1:40 pm I'm leaning towards harshly polished business strike. Edited by Kefiroth 01/31/2016 1:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 01/31/2016 3:01 pm The expression on Liberty's face is funny. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/31/2016 4:00 pm Same here. Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 01/31/2016 4:15 pm AU Details, POLISHED Business strike. Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 01/31/2016 5:50 pm This coin I would like to have in hand .. study it some. The rims appear flat/squared like a proof, business strikes are more rounded. Unless a Twenty Cent coin is different. But then the rim seems to get thinner at six O'clock. I would think a proof should be a very well struck coin. Is the camera looking straight down? Does the picture look close to what the coin looks like in hand? Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 01/31/2016 6:47 pm It matches the known proof die for 1875, but that's meaningless, since the business strikes used the same die. The denticles have the same appearance. It may, in fact, be a Proof, but if so, it's been mechanically cleaned or other wise altered and would be an "impaired proof." Certification is a must as even an impaired proof is worth a few hundred bucks. The presence of wear, by the way, does not automatically mean that a coin is not a proof. I would not call it a Proof unless it had been certified; I think that as stated it's almost certainly a business strike; 36K minted @ Philly in '75 but only 2.4k proofs. How did you come into possession of the coin? Most 20 cent proofs have some degree of cabinet provenance. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 01/31/2016 7:02 pm IMO, not nearly struck as the few first hundred pieces would be off the proof dies. Business strike from proof dies if the diagnostics were to match. Certainly harshly polished and very soft looking. If it were a proof and was PCGS or NGC imprisoned, it would be a lower PR Details and probably bring under $500. As an MS Details its probably under $200. You'd want to get it certified through your nearest PCGS partnered LCS and grab what you can unless you love it so much you want to hold onto it. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/31/2016 10:20 pm Strike doesn't appear like a proof. It's been polished to the point that it may not matter. Report this Post to the Staff
Hnry Valued Member United States 106 Posts	Posted 02/01/2016 01:39 am strike looks off center unless that is lighting effect... nice coin never-the-less Report this Post to the Staff
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