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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Coinismatics2000, post: 25168177, member: 153057&quot;]<b><u>Is my Mercury Dime 1941 Proof or Regular strike?</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>From what I have read this could well be a proof example:</p><ul> <li>The details are extremely prominent and the strike is sharp.</li> <li>There is a mirrored, reflective quality to the coin. </li> <li>The year and mint allow for a proof version of this to exist (1941 Philadelphia Mint).</li> <li>It has been protected in a plastic wallet for a long time which I dare not open. </li> </ul><p>However, I am hesitant to conclude this is a proof strike because:</p><ul> <li>American coinage is not my expertise.</li> <li>The &#039;business strike&#039; mintage for this year is a huge 175 million vs a small 16 thousand proof coins. Odds are I could have a nice, regular dime. </li> </ul><p>Any help and advice is appreciated. Should this be proof, I think I will get it graded.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]1603945[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1603945[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1603947[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1603949[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1603948[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1603950[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1603945[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1603946[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1603947[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1603948[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1603949[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1603950[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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