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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 20181, member: 669&quot;]Welcome aboard rcalder.</p><p><br /></p><p>Proof coins are minted with extra care on specially polished and prepared planchets.&nbsp; Frequently they are struck twice, and they are generally handled with care at the mint before they are sold to collectors and dealers.&nbsp; Often they have mirror-like fields and frosty devices; occasionally they are made with a satiny or matte finish.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many national mints (including ours) gather some or all of the year&#039;s proof coins into sets, which are sold at a sometimes hefty premium over their face value.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Currently the U.S. Mint only produces proofs at San Francisco, using silver for proofs of the coins which were traditionally minted in silver (10¢, 25¢ and 50¢).&nbsp; At current prices that means they are worth roughly 4 times face value.&nbsp; Although the older large $1 coins were traditionally made from silver, the smaller current Sac dollar is not, so its proof, like that of the 1¢ and 5¢ coins, is minted with the same composition as the circulation/business strikes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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