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<p>[QUOTE="Gallienus, post: 3021121, member: 42034"]The thing that triggered this inquiry was looking at some pix of 1942 PF halves on Heritage. I'll try to post the pix in question. The context of course is now that proof sets are so out of favor, it may not be a bad time to pick up an attractive, classic, (36-42) proof set. Today this of course means selecting a nice slabbed half dollar which makes the set.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.coinsandhistory.com/pix_cointalk/USA_1942_Pr-67close-up.PNG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Aside from my friend's collection, I'd be SCARED to inquire about such sets in person from a US dealer at a coin show. They're often quite nasty. However, the main issue is that these halves seem to illustrate a normal frosty business strike type finish: complete with little bagmarks commensurate with a circ strike.</p><p><br /></p><p>I see no signs of a proof finish cameo or otherwise. Am I reading the label right? PR67 means proof-67, not some 4-circulation issue struck in Puerto Rico?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.coinsandhistory.com/pix_cointalk/USA_1942_Pr-67 close-up.PNG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Also a correction to my original comment. Cameo proofs of walkers are known for the years 1938,39, & 42. They seem to be very uncommon in terms of pop and about 2x the price: indicating a lack of interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>And the full image below for ref:</p><p><img src="http://www.coinsandhistory.com/pix_cointalk/USA_1942_Pr-67.PNG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gallienus, post: 3021121, member: 42034"]The thing that triggered this inquiry was looking at some pix of 1942 PF halves on Heritage. I'll try to post the pix in question. The context of course is now that proof sets are so out of favor, it may not be a bad time to pick up an attractive, classic, (36-42) proof set. Today this of course means selecting a nice slabbed half dollar which makes the set. [IMG]http://www.coinsandhistory.com/pix_cointalk/USA_1942_Pr-67close-up.PNG[/IMG] Aside from my friend's collection, I'd be SCARED to inquire about such sets in person from a US dealer at a coin show. They're often quite nasty. However, the main issue is that these halves seem to illustrate a normal frosty business strike type finish: complete with little bagmarks commensurate with a circ strike. I see no signs of a proof finish cameo or otherwise. Am I reading the label right? PR67 means proof-67, not some 4-circulation issue struck in Puerto Rico? [IMG]http://www.coinsandhistory.com/pix_cointalk/USA_1942_Pr-67 close-up.PNG[/IMG] Also a correction to my original comment. Cameo proofs of walkers are known for the years 1938,39, & 42. They seem to be very uncommon in terms of pop and about 2x the price: indicating a lack of interest. And the full image below for ref: [IMG]http://www.coinsandhistory.com/pix_cointalk/USA_1942_Pr-67.PNG[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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