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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2639792, member: 24314&quot;]<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Say Goodbye to your dime...Lincoln cents from 1909 to 1918 and possibly up to 1919 can be found with sharp details, nice square rims, and matte-like fields.&nbsp; They are not proofs although many look to be, especially to folks like us <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> who don&#039;t handle them.&nbsp; AFAIK, TPGS&#039;s use certain diagnostics found on 100% Proof strikes to certify that a coin was made as a Proof.&nbsp; Although the OP&#039;s coin is a beautiful example, IMO, it is not close to a proof strike. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So far, it appears that 2 Obverse dies and 1 Reverse die was used.&nbsp; They occur in several die states.&nbsp; </p><p>Post#11 shows what the rim of a proof Lincoln should look like.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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