Question On Proof Identification For Modern Half Penny

Thanks Pertinax I thought it was a good addition. Also, you are probably right. The problem I have found is that these proof struck coins dont always have the same characteristics year after year. I saw that Heritage sold 2 completely different proof 58 Half Pennies. Yes they appear proof like but several don't have a clear cameo appearance. So if you have a wire rim on a well struck Business strike, which seems to be common, THEN you are trying to find every scrap of info to make sense of it all Lol! Which I don't mind as long as I know where to find it. So I am just going to show another example. Not trying to beat the topic to death or anything...promise haha! The 1st is again the 62 Half Penny. Now the second coin has insanely square wire rims. I apologize it isn't the clearest. It is still in a holder. But still my mind says proof. That's the only point I'm attempting to make. I'm sure there is a good book out there or two, to put me on the right direction.

These don't look like proofs unless they're greatly impaired proofs - look at all the scratches.

However, it's impossible to be sure from photographs.

If you think they're proofs, you should get them authenticated by a museum or a grading company.

It is just the holder they are in that makes it look like scratches. Nonetheless I would probably do more research before I considered submitting anything