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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 3406887, member: 27832&quot;]I understand that &quot;proof&quot; has a different meaning <i>outside</i> of numismatics, but its current numismatic sense is well-established, and has been for a long time. The US Mint has been using the term this way since long before all of us were born. If the US mint calls them &quot;proof coins&quot;, that&#039;s what they&#039;re called.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, and one other bit of bad news for purists:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://catalog.usmint.gov/mint-annual-sets/#LincolnPennyCollection" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://catalog.usmint.gov/mint-annual-sets/#LincolnPennyCollection" rel="nofollow">https://catalog.usmint.gov/mint-annual-sets/#Lincoln<font size="5"><b>Penny</b></font>Collection</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie93" alt=":troll:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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