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United States
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I've found a few 1970-s nickels in a bank box the other day. Most had the normal wear and tear. I can't tell since I'm used to looking at proof coins for recent years where it's quite apparent that it is a proof. Sorry for the horrible pictures. I don't have my camera, and my Iphone refuses to cooperate with me for some reason. I can't get the pictures to show the same detail the coin has in person. They just don't show the reflectivity. I'll keep trying with my phone. Either way, my girlfriend walked into the room as I was stapling the flip shut. I said "I think I found a proof  ." She replied "I think you stuck a regular nickel in a holder  " Please tell me she's wrong.  To the right of one of the other 1970-s nickels that I found.     |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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looks kinda proofy I belive the rims tell the story on this year because of the biz S mint strikes a proof should have a squared/sharp rim
but lets wait till the real experts chime in
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Pillar of the Community
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While reading up on proofs I read about the rims. Yeah....has me worried  . I think she might win this one lol.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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dont give up hope just yet it is nice and shiney
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It looks like it's probably a proof to me, but you'll have to do something with the photo to make it more 'straight-on'
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You can definitely see a cameo effect going on so I say it's probably a proof.
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Pillar of the Community
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Let's see if this works. The darn thing keeps shifting in and out of focus even when it's stabilized.  |
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United States
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Looks like a duck, walks like a duck, it must be a Proof... And not too bad for comin out of a roll... There has been a ton of those lately... Maybe we should start an impaired proof thread  ... Nice find!  |
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Thank you  Told the girlfriend I won. I still lost somehow, but you know how that goes  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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hank you Told the girlfriend I won. I still lost somehow yep it doesn't matter, even when we win, we still lose. While they get a win,win. just doesn't seem fair but seems to be how it always turns out |
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Nice find! A lot of proofs showing up in rolls these days. I am glad they are being found by people that will care for them.  |
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Posted 02/24/2011 11:16 pm
