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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 3126001, member: 19250&quot;]I will give this a little more time for other members here to voice their opinions.</p><p>Here&#039;s some facts mintage of proof strikes 600! Mintage of Philadelphia businees strikes 88,600, mintage of San Francisco strikes 280,000.</p><p>Next question survival rate of the Philly mint strikes estimate? Survival rate of the 600 proofs?&nbsp; On a percentage basis .....</p><p><br /></p><p>The number of Seated silver proofs struck for each denomination between 1858 and 1873 must refelect the number of sets delivered for said year. The exception 1873 the year the series were abolished. This fact is a factor as there were years thar said sets were carried over and offered for sale,as well others where mintages were melted year end before the next year production began.</p><p>Factor in the history of the 1860&#039;s both pre and post civil war period.</p><p>Other considerations die pairs and usages....unfortunately other than the 6 known reverses used in San Francisco there are no other written records to confirm any hard data.</p><p>Based on what we do know that proof dies were repurposed and used to strike mint state specimens, how does one fully determine if the coin in question is or isn&#039;t a proof strike?</p><p>After all the number of known factors to deliver an certain opion would surely be a crap shoot at best.</p><p>Now on can argue my last statement ,however can one really justify their opions unless one can compare survivors and or written records of said specimen.</p><p>Meaning a family record passed down showing providence of purchase of said proof coin. </p><p>Remember there&#039;s NO written records of die marriages in proofs or mint state coins. And only 6 reverses known from the San Francisco mint.</p><p>What is known is proof dies the right ribbon did not touch the wreath, so any void between the ribbon end tips, and wreath means a proof reverse die was used in the strike.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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