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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rhendricks2020, post: 25850288, member: 118392&quot;]As the title asks - how would I tell if a Lincoln Wheat is a proof?&nbsp; I came across this 1939 Lincoln Wheat today at work.&nbsp; It&#039;s unlike ANY that I have handled before.&nbsp; First of all it is INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT to get a decent picture of due to the almost rose colored toning on it.&nbsp; When I scanned it - it came out dark, and when I tried to put it under my microscope to get as close a picture as I can of the whole coin, it proved very difficult to get a good shot.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am going to post the best pictures I was able to take using various formats to display this coin.&nbsp; I apologize in advance if some of the details aren&#039;t the best.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin has very sharp details in person looking at the coin (especially for a 1939).</p><p><br /></p><p>Could this have been a proof?</p><p><br /></p><p><b>From My Scanner:</b></p><p>I have scanned hundreds of coins, and never had one refuse to show it&#039;s true colors properly until now.&nbsp; The coin is NOT brown, it&#039;s got a rose tone to it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1647895[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1647894[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>From My Microscope</b></p><p>You can get hints of the rose toning based in this picture.&nbsp; Apologies - I was free handing the camera to get the whole coin in the shot.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1647896[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1647897[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1647898[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>From My Cell Phone:</b></p><p>You can see the coin appears brown in this picture, but I assure you it&#039;s rose toned.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1647900[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1647899[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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