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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 737993, member: 5233&quot;]The black background you see is the mirror surface.&nbsp; This surface typically shows up black in photos.&nbsp; The details will be a frost white and the background (field) will be a mirror on a modern proof coin.&nbsp; A non-proof (uncirculated) issue will have a much more normal coin finish.&nbsp; It will have lots of luster but no mirror finish and no frosted details.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a comparison.&nbsp; The uncirculated issue is the 1996 on the left and the proof is the 2008 on the right.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/RichieB16/compare.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Just so you know, the difference between a proof and a uncirculated coin has nothing to do with condition...it has to do with the <u>method of manufacture</u>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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