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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 554567, member: 15309&quot;]John,</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know who this dealer is, but she is 100% dead wrong.&nbsp; Proof is the method of manufacture and nothing done post mint will change that.&nbsp; Once a proof, always a proof.</p><p><br /></p><p>What she is referring to is a proof coin that has been mishandled.&nbsp; These are known as impaired proofs.&nbsp; There prices depend upon the rarity of the coin in question just like a circulated mint state coin would.&nbsp; Not all impaired proofs are worthless.&nbsp; Here is one that is worth about $50K.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/ImpairedProofStella.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=454&amp;Lot_No=3126" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=454&amp;Lot_No=3126" rel="nofollow">http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=454&amp;Lot_No=3126</a></p><p><br /></p><p>So, if you find a proof coin in your change, it is an impaired proof.</p><p><br /></p><p>Paul[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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