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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;crystalk64, post: 36085, member: 1873&quot;]bmontour is correct on this one. After 1993 the reverses are distinctively different. The proof reverse, basically is very well done, and the business strike well its not quite as expertly done. There are multiple differences in the design and YES they are worth the bucks if you can find them. The easiest way to learn the differences is to lay a normal 2000 business stike side by side with the proof reverse. As mentioned there is a nice gap (spacing) between all the lettering on a proof coin where the business strike has the A and M touching or nearly touching in America. Also the proof coin (Type 2) has a very neatly done S in States, not so on the business strike! Last, but not least, the designers initials next to the Lincoln Memorial are located a little farther from the Memorial and the designers initials are very complete on the proof die. The G makes the turn inward (center of the G) and the business strike just ends on the upward post. Also the G has a small tail at the bottom, as if the G was written, where the business strike does not. Best way to find the differences, as I said, are to lay a 2000 business strike beside and 2000 proof cent and compare the differences. When you find a 98,99 or 2000 business strike with a proof reverse you will then know it very quickly. For what it is worth I have received (2001) any where from $28 to $53 for the coins in unc. condition and the current Redbook lists them in MS65 at $35.00. The 98, to my knowledge, is the most scarce and after searching hundreds of rolls in 2001 I only managed to find one! Good luck with your hunt.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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