I'm new here, and just trying out taking and posting pictures of my coins. The majority of my collection is made up of coins I have pulled out of circulation over the years. This is probably my favorite of those... a 1968 Canadian penny. Nothing special about it apart from the incredible condition it is in for a circulation coin of that age. I found it about 20 years ago and have kept it since. I don't necessarily want to know what it's worth (I just want to show it off), but if anybody has an idea on its value I welcome that. This is my first attempt at taking close-ups of coins, sorry it isn't great (there is some loose dust and whatnot on the coin flip, and the lighting isn't great). The photo doesn't do it justice, the luster is quite stunning.
Nice, thanks for sharing. I'm curious if that is a proof cent? Seems like it has quite the mirror surface on it.
Proof cent? I wondered about that, I figured there was something different about it, I just don't know much about that sort of thing. But now that you mention it I bet that's what it is. The portrait on the obverse does also have a frosted appearance. Just out of curiosity, what are proofs made for, and how do you think this particular one ended up in circulation? Thanks for the comment. I'm still trying to learn more about collecting, I appreciate the link on your signature too. I'll be checking that forum out as well.
Heya PK, If the obverse is frosted and the fields are mirrored then I suspect it is a proof. Proofs are made just for collectors. They are struck several times in the minting process to make sure they have all the details and flawless designs. I imagine it got into circulation either from a kid who was spending dads collection, or a collector was just being nice to another collector sending it out with his change. I would say that it could be the result of a proof set crack out. Lots of times guys will buy many proof sets of the same year and send certain coins into a TPG hoping for the highest grade possible, but you said you found this 20 years ago, and I don't think there was the same MS 70 hype back then as there is now. Thanks for the comment on the site.
