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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Speedy, post: 148240, member: 705&quot;]Proof isn&#039;t a grade--it is really how they make the coin--and the COA is just a piece of paper that I could make.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Same---even though all of the coins are proof they aren&#039;t the same grade....each die that is used to strike a coin at the mint is used many many times...the first strike might be a really sharp nice strike but after 5000 strikes the coin detail might not be soo sharp and therefor the grade would lower too....now that isn&#039;t always the case---sometimes the first coin off the die is the pitts and other are really good but I think you will get my point.....each coin will grade unlike the one before it---that is why the price jumps.</p><p><br /></p><p>Speedy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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