1892 Columbian proof?

Is it a possibility that this is a proof? Where could i find the diagnostics or more info if there is such a thing? Thanks.

 

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Hi DT, only 100 proof coins were struck for each year, back then. Its a nice 1892 at any rate. Good luck.

 

These coins are known to come in PL as well as being relatively well struck. This one looks like a circulated regular strike.

 

Why would you think that's a proof? It certainly doesn't resemble one to my eye. Strike not strong enough in dentils, for one. The fact that it circulated or was otherwise worn down is another.

 

proof? No . Beautiful coin? Deffinantly

 

My 1892 is AU Prooflike. I'll post a pic later...

 

You've never seen a circulated proof coin, Mike?

 

I seen few 1893 Comm that look proof like but no Proof coin were minted.unless few were struck for visiting King or dignitary

 

Thanks for looking at it and your opinion. Your expertise and knowlege is appreciated.

 

Lack of knowledge/experience probably more than anything. When I got it in the mail and first saw it in hand I noticed the prooflike fields and what I thought was a very good strike so I looked at a couple on Heritage and to my inexperienced eye I thought it compared favoribly to the lower grade proofs I saw. Plus I read that a lot of these were mishandled at the time so I thought by chance that I might have stepped in a bucket and come up smelling like a rose.
Thanks for your help.

 

Thanks for the compliments Ripley and Calum!

 

Here are a couple images I took of physics-fan3.14's (Jason) 1892 MS65PL Columbian.

 

sweeet coin! Is that a cameo contrast on the reverse?

 

There is contrast on both sides, with the reverse being a little stronger. I think there is enough frost break to keep it from the cameo designation

 

I think it's very difficult to tell proof from prooflike, I don't think PCGS ever certified any proofs, I have some prooflikes. I am aware of at least one NGC certified proof that was resubmitted and came back proof like. I read one diagnostic is wirerim, but I think there are certified proofs that doesn't have wire rim, and some that are doesnt look proof that have wirerim.

 

The best way to tell if Proof examples exist is to check the population reports from NGC and PCGS. If there are populations, the coins exist, but if there is no listing or a 0 population, well then that says to me that they don't exist.

 

I agree Mike! here the link to Pcgs.


http://www.pcgs.com/prices/PriceGuideDetail.aspx?MS=1&PR=1&SP=1&c=789&title=Silver+Commemorative

 

and according to those reports there are certified examples of proofs

 

There are many proofs. Here are a few for comparison sake:

http://coins.ha.com/common/search_results.php?Nty=1&Ntk=SI_Titles&N=51+790+231+322&Ntt=columbian pr

 

There most certainly are proof Columbian Halves... I saw two of them at the ANA show today One in PR63 I think and the other was a PR66CAM, very cool, but I have no idea what the diagnostics are on them.