Post your pre-1900 proof coins (US or World)

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by lordmarcovan, Dec 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM.

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  1. physics-fan3.14

    physics-fan3.14 You got any more of them.... prooflikes?

    You know, I don't own a single proof coin. (I just realized, I do actually own one - an 1986 Statue of Liberty dollar).

    But I own an awful lot of Proof-LIKE coins! Some of these you'd have a really hard time telling the difference. Take this beauty for example:

    JPA978 obverse.jpg JPA978 reverse.jpg
     
    physics-fan3.14, Dec 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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  3. No_Ragrets

    No_Ragrets Self-proclaimed Semi-Amateur Numismatist Supporter

    I don't have any pre-1900 proofs (yet, at least) but I'm certainly appreciating all of these posts here! I actually saw two different pre-1900 proofs today and they were gorgeous! An 1899 IHC (PCGS PR66RD OGH) and an 1870 Lib Seated quarter raw, but absolutely beautiful.

    Alas, while I got pictures of them (of sorts... some are screenshots of video), they are not mine, so I won't post them. But wow, they are some lookers! And a 1904 Barber quarter, too.
     
    No_Ragrets, Dec 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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  4. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    I’ve seen some other British proofs from the 1770s. Good question re. what the first proof coin was. I think there were some in the 1600s but they might not have looked like our modern concept of what a proof is.

    Edit: the Wikipedia article on proof coinage says 1662, and shows a gold English coin of Charles II. The first US proofs were struck in 1817.
     
    lordmarcovan, Dec 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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