Something about this coin just felt different too me -. the surfaces so hard and glossy and the rims so sharp - I thought I should ask about it. How do you identify a proof of this variety? I'm fully prepared to accept it is just a regular issue penny that's been highly polished About 9.6g.
I notice there are scratches going in the same direction on both the obverse and reverse that usually indicates a polished coin.
Hi thank you You are probably correct. Some of the "scratches" you are seeing could be marks from my fingers though... or not..lol I smoothed it with a cloth and took a couple more pics from an angle.
