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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1619842, member: 42773&quot;]No, &quot;proof&quot; indicates a type of strike. Proofs are generally struck with higher pressure, sometime several times. They are intended as collector coins, and are not issued for general circulation. They typically exhibit mirror-like fields and high-relief devices. When the dies are new and highly-polished, they can achieve what&#039;s referred to as a cameo appearance, like so...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://postimage.org/image/vcbtl9a3f/full/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://postimage.org/image/vcbtl9a3f/full/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://s1.postimage.org/mhazaqlb3/64proof.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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