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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Travlntiques, post: 1608166, member: 39129&quot;]Let&#039;s try visual aids! Below is a picture of 2 Silver Eagles, one produced with a satin like finish and one with a highly reflective mirror-like finish. The two coins are from the same year, but very different based on how the dies were prepared and thus the collecting world views them as two different coins. The grading standards are also a little different because proof coins are not issued to the general public as circulating coinage, but rather sold as special collectibles, making it very unusual to see them in low grades. Based on what you are saying, about how a proof coin that has been beat-up and spent, should then be called MS, Au, VF, etc. would be problematic, because its surfaces will still look different since it&#039;s not a regular coin. PF or PR just differentiate the two.</p><p><img src="http://api.ning.com/files/OXkIJJv-gp2wmP3Kxhl5-xSkPBM7ypRc0nQYajhkL0Dd9V1QzUOAwRnSQEZQRBRbhMz4Y-3GiktSPhFChagXNWP2Jvr7GNA4/obversecomparison.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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