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I Have been wondering about this for a while. Wexler says in many of his proof listings on his website that since it's a proof variety, it can be considered rare. I wanted to know your thoughts on how rare proof varieties actually are. I have this 1960 proof DDO-006 dime that I cherrypicked a while ago (which was, in my original post, inaccurately attributed as the FS-105), and It Is the only proof variety I have found to date. Is that just my luck or is that an example of the rarity of proof varieties? All opinions are welcome. Thanks! Scroll to WDDR-002 here, and look at the comments to see an example of what I mentioned above: http://www.doubleddie.com/377722.html-CH27 My DDO   Doubled die listing: http://varietyvista.com/07%20Roosev...0PDDO006.htmCollector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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09/17/2019 8:21 pm
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Awesome find by the way!
Since I don't go through proof sets very often, I can't be sure, but I am assuming that they are much rarer than varieties on Business Strike coins.
Errers and Varietys.
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Thanks E&V! I am happy with this one-it's pretty significant in my opinion. Thanks for your input!
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No problem!  Do you like my new profile picture by the way? It's a high AU 1928 P LWC that I found CRH, on my birthday. Got it for face value. Errers and Varietys.
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Wow! CRH that's an incredible find! I would have probably fell out of my chair. :) Amazing find!
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Thank you man! It was a great find that I'll never forget!
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Unforgettable for sure! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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It depends, some are common and some are not. The 1962 Proof 1c has a score of them, while 3CS proof variaties can be quite rare. A lot of factors go into it.
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Thanks for your input CF!
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In general,proofs would be more rare simply because of the way the dies and coins are made. John1  |
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Another reason they are rare is the fact that proof dies are used to strike a MUCH smaller number of coins. On the old vertical presses a business strike die would produce more coins in 30 minutes than a proof die does during its entire lifetime. With the horizontal press make that 5 minutes. Typical proof die lasts between 3 and 5 thousand coins which gives you an upper limit to the number pieces there would be for a proof variety.
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Thanks for all the info! So a proof Variety would have a pretty small mintage then. I like the sound of that! The only problem with a small mintage is that it would make it much more difficult to find a proof variety you want. I have been looking for a 1971-S Eisenhower dollar FS-801 for some time: http://varietyvista.com/13%20Eisenh...1SDDR005.htmSadly, no luck. Thanks to you both! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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09/18/2019 10:44 am
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