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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3076627, member: 10461&quot;]A proof would have much deeper mirrors, sharp, squared off edges, and frosty (&quot;cameo&quot; or &quot;deep cameo&quot;) devices.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an illustration (using 1971 nickels) which someone posted on another forum.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/1971_nickel_normal_SBS_proof_AAA.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://occf.com/t/276442#2341757" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://occf.com/t/276442#2341757" rel="nofollow">Image source</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This next photo shows cents, but gives you a better idea of the difference in appearance between a regular business strike coin and a proof.&nbsp; Once you&#039;re used to the difference, particularly after comparing them in hand, you&#039;ll find a proof coin usually sticks out like a sore thumb.&nbsp; They&#039;re really quite impressive looking.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/uploaded/CoinHuntingDrew/20160109_ProofBUComparison.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://goccf.com/t/249990#2101397" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://goccf.com/t/249990#2101397" rel="nofollow">Image source</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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