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Message:: [QUOTE="John Burgess, post: 7777557, member: 105098"]the lighting is overly bright but I feel like from what I'm seeing it's a proof coin. it's ODV-015 /RDV-004 for sure, but the Business strike was also. the rim looks right the 1950  proofs has some level of a slight rim ridge mostly somewhere between 10 and 2 o'clock from the ones I've seen, this isn't a conclusive diagnostic either though. IF it's a proof this is the only variety I know of that would identify it as one without a doubt, barring the finish a proof coin should have.<a href="http://www.varietyvista.com/01a%20LC%20Doubled%20Dies%20Vol%201/1950PRED001.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.varietyvista.com/01a%20LC%20Doubled%20Dies%20Vol%201/1950PRED001.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.varietyvista.com/01a LC Doubled Dies Vol 1/1950PRED001.htm</a> The pictures are washed out with light so I can't make out much, new pictures in better lighting might be more useful. the lighting might be actually hiding the "proofness" in the pictures and why it's seems so overexposed and bright. I think it's a proof though from what I can tell on it, it's either that or it's an exceptional 1950 business strike as far as centering and rims go.[/QUOTE]