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<p>[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 1238003, member: 11521"]Seems that you have answered your own question. </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, Proof coins are struck two or more times under higher pressure than Business Strikes. This produces a coin with sharper details. But, as you now know, it does not produce High Relief coins (unless the design is High Relief). </p><p><br /></p><p>If you ever have the opportunity to compare a High Relief coin to a Low Relief version you will appreciate the difference. At your next coin show find a dealer that has both a 1907 High Relief St Gaudens and a regular Low Relief St Gaudens. The difference is striking. (Pun intended.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 1238003, member: 11521"]Seems that you have answered your own question. Yes, Proof coins are struck two or more times under higher pressure than Business Strikes. This produces a coin with sharper details. But, as you now know, it does not produce High Relief coins (unless the design is High Relief). If you ever have the opportunity to compare a High Relief coin to a Low Relief version you will appreciate the difference. At your next coin show find a dealer that has both a 1907 High Relief St Gaudens and a regular Low Relief St Gaudens. The difference is striking. (Pun intended.)[/QUOTE]
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