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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robec, post: 1812353, member: 19094&quot;]If you are thinking they used proof dies from 1916 it would have to show diagnostics of an obverse and/or reverse from that year. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure what the mint did with the discarded dies. As far as I know, no proof dies were made for 1917. </p><p><br /></p><p>According to Kevin Flynn, author of &quot;Lincoln Cent Matte Proofs&quot;, a correspondence written by Mint Director von Engelken to Philadelphia Mint Superintendent Adam Joyce on October 18, 1916 exists in the National Archives. Because the mint was losing money on all proofs struck and many complaints from customers, von Engelken wrote &quot;I am in receipt of your letter of October 17th. Effective at once, you will please discontinue the manufacture of proof coins.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Also in the archives is a list of proof coins struck between 1909 and 1916. No 1917 matte proofs were listed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fairly concise records were kept of coins struck, number accepted, total delivered, number good and number no good. The records are in the Medal and Proof book from the National Archives, Book 2, number delivered from medal room to Coiner.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yet with all this, no 1917 is known to have been minted........no record exists.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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