1960 Proof

uh... I thought proof grades started at 60?

 

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a proof coin can be worn from circulation just like any other coin and since proof is a method of manufacture not a condition a proof coin will always be graded PF-XX. So a PF-54 (if there was a 54, probably meant 55) is a proof coin which shows the wear of an AU-55 coin. These are also referred to as diminished proofs.

 

I call them "impared proofs". I've found a couple proof Lincolns in circulation, one a PF50 and another nice one about PF65.

 

I know I'm ff-topic:, but would you grade proofs the same as circulating coins?

 

Very similar. Same scale. But once a Proof always a Proof. So a Proof coin that has been circulated lightly might grade PF-55 and one that circulated even more might grade PF-45.

 

My question now: Would you be able to tell a PF8 from a VG-8?

 

Finally got an air-tite for it. Unfortunately the spots are on the coin.

 

I have one just like it, from the junk silver bin. $5.35, and no visible hairlines/fingerprints/discoloration or nicks!