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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paul M., post: 2307237, member: 73165&quot;]This is what I go by (in rough order):</p><ol> <li>Square rims..</li> <li>Strong strike (I&#039;ve never seen a proof that&#039;s what I would call weakly struck.)</li> <li>Die characteristics.</li> <li>Possibly, for ultra-modern coins, cameo frost.</li> </ol><p>Die characteristics might not be available for all proofs, but, at least for US coins, a lot are.&nbsp; This is how you identify a coin with a so-called &quot;Type B&quot; reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can also put it under a stereoscope and see if you see any evidence of multiple strikes.&nbsp; This might be hard to impossible to determine if the coin is at all circulated, because the multiple strikes will generally not be visible even under low magnification.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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