Question about proof coins?

I'm worse than a hopeless romantic, I'm a hopeful one.

 

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Name the movie that line was lifted from. Hint: It was in the second person (you), not the first person (I).

 

Aye, life is short, melt down some of that bullion and have some earrings or something made out of it and get out there! And don't let the jeweler try to sell you that "piercings are trending..." Good luck!

 

I collect proofs because they represent the finest quality that the mint could produce and because of the rarity.

How do you not like this? Mintage of only 350 pieces, and one of the prizes of my collection.

 

I'll name the screenwriter...Neil Simon.

 

Ding, ding, ding! California Suite. 1978.

 

Proofs make up quite a few entries in my type collection: 2 cents, 3 cent nickels, shield nickels, Liberty nickels and the Barbers. I never intend to aim to collect sets of those and finding a sharp-looking proof really fills the bill.

 

That, my friend, is a show-stopping coin!

 

I do. The gold looks like a token with the $ sign and their attempt to mimic the background on the Type I piece, and the 2001 dollar could be confused with a silver round issued by a dozen private mints. The design was intended to be on a coin of 22mm diameter. Same with putting the Winged Liberty motif on the Pd $25 "coin". Can't they come up with something new? The only series that shows mint talent is the proof Pt coins. The bullion reverse is s joke, but the proofs are great.

 

Yeah, those Constitution preamble pieces were pretty inspired thinking.

 

I love some, but not all proof coins. One of my favorite coins in my collection is a proof mercury dime that looks stunning!

 

Does it have any trace of cameo-ness, to coin a word? (Cameosity?) All the proof Mercs I have personally seen do not.

 

No cameo! In fact I do not think I've seen one either. Of course back then, I do not think that was a goal.

 

Right...for a while in the late teens through early 40s cameo proof making was a lost art. Prior to 1916 or so, cameo proof making was much in demand by collectors and regained popularity again in 1950.

 

I personally like the satin proofs. I have a beautiful 1950 Franklin half that really shows off Sinnock's talent.

 

Proof coins actually did serve a purpose at first... this from Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_coinage Proof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors (numismatists). Nearly all countries have issued proof coinage.[1]

 

I put together a set of Proof Liberty Nickels.

It was fun.

 

Sounds a little pricey too.

 

Yes and lots of countries, even the U.S. made matte proofs, France is the first to come to mind.

 

The timing of proof coining seems to correlate with world war efforts and depression times.