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Flook Valued Member United States 172 Posts	Posted 05/07/2011 2:12 pm I noticed a thread in the wanted to buy section that dealt with "impaired" Kennedy halves and because I do not have 250 posts I could not ask my question there....this may be a dumb question but I was clueless so looking for some guidance -What is an "impaired" coin and how can you tell if you found an impaired coin or just a good looking coin for circulation? thanks in advance! -Flook Report this Post to the Staff

BluesZone Pillar of the Community United States 524 Posts	Posted 05/07/2011 2:37 pm Normally when they talk about impaired they are talking about proofs that have made it to circulation or at least have some sort of damage. Then they are impaired proofs. Report this Post to the Staff
Flook Valued Member United States 172 Posts	Posted 05/07/2011 4:07 pm is there some sort of marking on the coin that you know it was a proof? Report this Post to the Staff
Darth Anarchus Pillar of the Community United States 1388 Posts	Posted 05/07/2011 7:25 pm Usually the fields are mirror-like, and the main devices have a frosty look... On U.S. coins, the modern proofs will have the S (San Francisco) mint mark... Report this Post to the Staff
Flook Valued Member United States 172 Posts	Posted 05/07/2011 10:13 pm sounds good...thanks for the help...always looking to expand my knowledge with coins! Report this Post to the Staff
thecoinczar Valued Member United States 455 Posts	Posted 05/08/2011 06:26 am Yes, impaired proofs are ones that have seen circulation or they have been "cleaned" thus containing hairlines and minute scratches and/or dings. Report this Post to the Staff
eddiespin Pillar of the Community United States 1547 Posts	Posted 05/08/2011 09:20 am Yeah, normally that's a term associated with the look of circulated proofs. Report this Post to the Staff
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