1972 S Proof Or Not Trying To Decide

I'm going with what nickelsearcher said. Accept for the cleaning. I think it went through a coin machine or usage/circulated a few times do to the scratches.

It's a keeper to me none the less, I'd hold on to it. But that's me.

all those semi-parallel scratches says rough cleaning to me.
The rim at the top says proof, but at the bottom - business strike. I think it is not a proof

The field should be a lot smoother if it were a Proof. I would say it's a regular business strike or a very poor proof, which I seriously doubt.

Question, wasn't in 72 that the pennies were all made poorly. It was a bad year for the pennies wasn't it? Therefore it would be difficult to grade the coin.
Why I say this just this other day I was looking up a 71-P and they talked about the 72's. I hope I'm not mistaken here in recalling the 1972 were all poorly made. What made them valuable was the double die I think on 72-D that was fetching a good price other than that they were poorly made.

The Strike is stronger on the Proof cents, because they are struck twice.


The glare from the images might be weakening your images?