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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;littlehugger, post: 2307112, member: 58633&quot;]What green18 describes is true of modern proofs. Its called a frosted cameo. But for many years, only the first coins struck off a new die had the frosted effect with the mirrored fields. That&#039;s why old proofs are much more valuable in that state. It is common now, but most old proofs are known from being very well struck, with exceptional polish. Unknown to me how you could tell for sure if the coin is out of the package.</p><p>&nbsp;I have found a couple of proofs in bank rolls. A Kennedy was known primarily by the fact it was a non-circulating date/mint, but still had some bit of proof gloss. Another just looked remarkably smooth and clear in the fields, under magnification, although it looked pretty nice to the naked eye too.</p><p>&nbsp;There are methods by identifying specific factors of die types, but isn&#039;t that for rare, high price coins such 1909-SVDB?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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