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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;beef1020, post: 2088810, member: 24544&quot;]From same heritage auction:</p><p><br /></p><p>&#039;The striking details are not absolutely complete, but not all branch mint proofs show the same strength of strike as their Philadelphia counterparts. It may well be that branch mint personnel were not familiar with the requirements for proof production as were employees in Philadelphia--they may well have been more concerned with producing a &quot;pretty coin&quot; for some occasion, than adhering to the rigorous requirements of proof coinage in the mother mint.&#039;</p><p><br /></p><p>Your insightful concerns may not rule out a proof.&nbsp; I&#039;m no expert either![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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