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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rhoggman, post: 395369, member: 13987&quot;]Well... I may be wrong, but I wish I could get a proper picture for you all to look at. The reflective feilds is what made me believe it was a proof. Also like many proof IHC it is toned purple, red, blue, and green which is said to be caused by the tissue paper that the coins were packaged in from the mint.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Did anyone check out the link I posted to the 1891 IHC proof coin. It also has a week strike. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Rick Snow has a book on IHC, but it does not really talk about how to distinguish the difference. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I did find out in an article about the early 1890&#039;s and that they are notorius for weak strikes in bussiness and proof strikes. If I can get a better picture I will try, the problem seems to be that the scanner light takes alot away from what the visable eye can see.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If it is not a proof what explains the toning? Is this common throughout the series proof or otherwise?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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