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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;green18, post: 811494, member: 10103&quot;]Proof coins are indeed made for collectors.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;a specially produced coin made from highly polished planchets and dies and often struck more than once to accent the design.&nbsp; Proof coins receive the highest quality strike possible and can be distinguished by their sharpness of detail and brilliant, mirror-like surface&quot;. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That, from the US Mint web site glossary.&nbsp; A wonderful online resource....wwwusmint.gov, but I strongly urge you to do more than work the good old &quot;google&quot; machine.&nbsp; Visit your public library and get hands on &quot;hard copies&quot; of coin resources.&nbsp; May I suggest for starters, The Red Book, A guide to United States Coins by R.S. Yeoman.&nbsp; You may want to purchase this volume as I have found it invaluable in my collecting experience.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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