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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1120985, member: 112&quot;]You first have to understand the basic rules (standards) of grading. To get started with that, try reading everything you can find here - <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t14179/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t14179/">http://www.cointalk.com/t14179/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>No, they are not. In fact as a general rule they are worth less. That&#039;s because Proofs are not like regular circulation strike coins, they are special. And they are special because they are made in an entirely different way. So when a Proof gets into circulation and it starts to get contact marks and wear that special aspect is no longer there. You see Proofs are supposed to be the culmination of the mint&#039;s art. They represent the finest coin that can be made by using extra care, extra processes, extra everything that the mint can do. So even the tiniest flaw takes away from all of that and reduces the special aspects of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That is entirely up to you. For most collectors the joy of collecting is not in how much the coins are worth, but rather in finding and collecting the coins themselves. You should collect coins because you like them - not because you think you will make a profit on them. Because the vast mjority of the time - you will not.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hope the questions aren&#039;t too simple &#039;cause I&#039;m hoping to get these coins labeled and put away.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks kindly.[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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