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<p>[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 4001814, member: 15199"]Many people if they only look at the faces ( reverse,obverse) they can't tell the difference between a proof and a business strike if it is a very early die stage business and a later die stage proof, only the edges can help with either a sharp right angle for the proof and a rounded edge for business. Some coin metals become work hardened after a first strike and successive strikes would not have a fully additive effect of increasing the depth ( and as you mentioned the incuse above). There are many threads on here of cases where people are confusing an early stage business strike as a proof because it seems sharper, etc. than the normal business strike. IMO, Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 4001814, member: 15199"]Many people if they only look at the faces ( reverse,obverse) they can't tell the difference between a proof and a business strike if it is a very early die stage business and a later die stage proof, only the edges can help with either a sharp right angle for the proof and a rounded edge for business. Some coin metals become work hardened after a first strike and successive strikes would not have a fully additive effect of increasing the depth ( and as you mentioned the incuse above). There are many threads on here of cases where people are confusing an early stage business strike as a proof because it seems sharper, etc. than the normal business strike. IMO, Jim[/QUOTE]
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