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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikem2000, post: 1411590, member: 30574&quot;]That may or may not be true.&nbsp; There are huge disagreements by the experts on this one.&nbsp; Some say there are as few as 15 proofs.&nbsp; They don&#039;t even know when the were struck.&nbsp;&nbsp; A &#039;56 may have been stuck as late as 1858 as a presentation piece, but folks disagree as to whether they are proof or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Normally a Snow 5 will get a proof designation, and Snow 9&#039;s also. but I have seen Snow 9&#039;s in business strike holders.&nbsp; I am not sure but I think most folks believe the Snow 9&#039;s were the later year restrikes&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As for the Snow 5&#039;s, they are thought to come from the original run and are very rare. I have also seen Snow 3&#039;s get graded as proofs also.&nbsp; So the water is real murky about this issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, if you are looking for a 56 FE in any condition, be prepaid for some real stcker shock. I don&#039;t even think the price on the original was a bad deal.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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