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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 886607, member: 9270&quot;]Sometimes the average collector just can&#039;t tell.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In my case I was after a proof 1941 &quot;with AW&quot; half dollar.</p><p>Saw one slabbed PF-65 (PCGS or NGC) which would have been perfect for what I wanted.</p><p>Sharpest &quot;AW&quot; of any I&#039;d ever seen.</p><p><b>BUT</b></p><p>The coin had a very dull and somewhat uneven toning.</p><p>And I believe the same dies were used to make both business and proof strikes.</p><p>The Mint would just REALLY polish up the dies for striking proofs.</p><p>That&#039;s how the &quot;no AW&quot; variety came to exist; got polished right off.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So how did PCGS/NGC determine that it was proof?</p><p>The dies are the same.</p><p>I can only guess they looked &quot;through&quot; the toning and discerned the proof surfaces.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I didn&#039;t buy the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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