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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 2582258, member: 19250&quot;]To answer&nbsp; your&nbsp; question&nbsp; is it possible . .....well yes....</p><p>is it probable maybe not.... let&#039;s&nbsp; look at the proof mintage&#039;s</p><p>38 - 19365</p><p>39-&nbsp; 12535</p><p>40-&nbsp; 14158</p><p>41-&nbsp; 18720</p><p>42-&nbsp; 29600</p><p>42P-27600</p><p>And since no other proofs were struck until 1950 ,I say the odds even decrease&nbsp; even more so. With the next lowest&nbsp; mintage of a special { matte finish} minted nickel being 1994 P (167,703) and the 1997 P ( 25,000). Both were minted for a special&nbsp; set and their mintage&#039;s way below the proof mintage&#039;s ,For the same year.</p><p>Most likely&nbsp; in 1942 would be your best bet to find a proof coin in circulation . Proofs from&nbsp; the late 50&#039;s other than 58 were produced&nbsp; over a million&nbsp; strikes per year. During the 60&#039;s those&nbsp; numbers&nbsp; grew even more.</p><p>A dealer&nbsp; should be able to distinguish&nbsp; between&nbsp; a proof and a mint strike ,however&nbsp; I&#039;m&nbsp; sure that the early&nbsp; strikes don&#039;t have the details of later years proof strikes. Like most coin series&nbsp; the nickel has had design&nbsp;&nbsp; changes some more notable than others.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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