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<p>[QUOTE="kelso_boy, post: 141323, member: 3692"]I got my fist proof set on fathers day, a 1979 set. I wanted to scan it and zoom in to see if my mint mark was type 1 or 2. Scanning the set comes out all blurry. Can it just not be done? </p><p><br /></p><p>I noticed the case folds out so it can be on display. However it seems to open just enough where the coins stand almot straight up, so any bump would make it fall over. Are they all that way from that era?</p><p><br /></p><p>One more thing I thought was especially neat! I was holding my 2000 proof Kennedy half I found in circulation next to the 1979 proof in my set and I started noticing all these little differences. The 2000 had so much more detail in his hair, ear, and neck lines. Is there a web site that documents how coins have had subtle changes over the years? I tried searching the forums here and couldn't find a link.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kelso_boy, post: 141323, member: 3692"]I got my fist proof set on fathers day, a 1979 set. I wanted to scan it and zoom in to see if my mint mark was type 1 or 2. Scanning the set comes out all blurry. Can it just not be done? I noticed the case folds out so it can be on display. However it seems to open just enough where the coins stand almot straight up, so any bump would make it fall over. Are they all that way from that era? One more thing I thought was especially neat! I was holding my 2000 proof Kennedy half I found in circulation next to the 1979 proof in my set and I started noticing all these little differences. The 2000 had so much more detail in his hair, ear, and neck lines. Is there a web site that documents how coins have had subtle changes over the years? I tried searching the forums here and couldn't find a link.[/QUOTE]
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