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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 110455, member: 39&quot;]If you picked it up from circulation, it is not &quot;proof&quot; any more. A circulating coin gets in contact with other coins, resulting in (possibly minor) scratches, and is touched which results in fingerprints and ultimately wear. But that £1 coin may well have been from a cracked proof set.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, not every mirror-like coin is a proof piece. When a coin comes &quot;fresh from the mint&quot; (uncirculated), it will almost always look nice and not worn. An uncirculated coin will usually be shiny while a proof coin will often look partly shiny and partly &quot;frosted&quot;. As De Orc mentioned, have a look at the Royal Mint&#039;s site. This page <a href="http://www.royalmint.com/RoyalMint/web/site/Corporate/AboutUs/MakingCoins/CollectorCoin.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.royalmint.com/RoyalMint/web/site/Corporate/AboutUs/MakingCoins/CollectorCoin.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.royalmint.com/RoyalMint/web/site/Corporate/AboutUs/MakingCoins/CollectorCoin.asp</a> for example explains what a proof piece is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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