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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 3475595, member: 101855&quot;]Some of that is due to a much smaller mintage and die polishing. The mintage for the 1936 Proof half was 3,901. For the 1941 half it was 15,412. They pushed more coins out of the 1941 dies than they did the 1936 dies. That results in a loss of detail after a while if the dies are not replaced.</p><p><br /></p><p>Collectors complained about the lack of luster on the early 1936 Proof coins, so the mint polished the dies with a resulting loss of detail. On the later issues, they polished more after they had been already struck a fair number of coins. There are 1941 Proof haves without the designer&#039;s initials as a result. I&#039;ve seen 1942 Proof haves that looked like Ms. Liberty has has had her hand amputated and cents that had Lincoln&#039;s bowtie hanging in mid air.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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