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<p>[QUOTE="iPen, post: 2722481, member: 69760"]I bought this some time ago this year and it's literally been sitting in an acetone bath for <i>weeks</i> due to the dull surface. I took it out today and it's beaming with brilliance like a fresh from the bank coin. At the same time, the mirroring is strong. The edges are extremely sharp. It's a problem-free coin. Thing is, there are <i>only 103 proof</i> Isabella quarters. I went to a coin show today and this one looks just like a Proof-64 example I saw, but in better shape though with less colorful toning and the <b>same</b> amount of brilliant cartwheel luster.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you think that this is a proof coin? Or just a DMPL/PL coin? From what I understand, you can't tell proofs from any die markers, and proof examples supposedly "carry their own credentials" - this coin stood out in exactly that way.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance and sorry for the poor pics!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100355_zpsds5qbyqg.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100356_zpsjlea2sue.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100357_zpsbdz8c45n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100362_zpsxs2uocsx.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100358_zpsrosxxvt0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100359_zpswu8vzcde.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100363_zpsahzaeabl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100364_zpsfrqve4lm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100365_zpsaccermjf.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="iPen, post: 2722481, member: 69760"]I bought this some time ago this year and it's literally been sitting in an acetone bath for [I]weeks[/I] due to the dull surface. I took it out today and it's beaming with brilliance like a fresh from the bank coin. At the same time, the mirroring is strong. The edges are extremely sharp. It's a problem-free coin. Thing is, there are [I]only 103 proof[/I] Isabella quarters. I went to a coin show today and this one looks just like a Proof-64 example I saw, but in better shape though with less colorful toning and the [B]same[/B] amount of brilliant cartwheel luster. Do you think that this is a proof coin? Or just a DMPL/PL coin? From what I understand, you can't tell proofs from any die markers, and proof examples supposedly "carry their own credentials" - this coin stood out in exactly that way. Thanks in advance and sorry for the poor pics! [IMG]http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100355_zpsds5qbyqg.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100356_zpsjlea2sue.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100357_zpsbdz8c45n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100362_zpsxs2uocsx.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100358_zpsrosxxvt0.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100359_zpswu8vzcde.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100363_zpsahzaeabl.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100364_zpsfrqve4lm.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100365_zpsaccermjf.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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