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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rysherms, post: 1875965, member: 46631&quot;]i am pretty sure i know the answer to this, but if someone else knows better please do follow.</p><p><br /></p><p>this particular coin is not the only case where it holds true also. many times the proof version holds lower value, even if its mintage is high. proofs naturally are collected and preserved. business strikes are not as likely to be kept in pristine condition if only for the reason they are not as easily distinguished by their sheen/cameo. i have both of these in their OGP, they were one of the first things i collected as a child. in this particular case they look the same, just a maroon versus a bluish box. sometimes people need that 50cents and they crack them out and spend them not knowing they are silver/collectable. if you were holding both in your hand, were uneducated, which would you spend? the shiny matte and mirror one or the just shiny one?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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