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<p>[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 8351503, member: 13307"]Picked this coin up recently, and I'm very curious to hear what others think of it. I'm kind of on the fence on whether to look at this coin as an impaired proof (the fields, while obviously scratched/worn in places, are definitely reflective or prooflike, and the portrait has a cameo appearance) or just a PL business strike in XF/AU condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1481778[/ATTACH]</p><p>It has a lot more detail than I'm used to (usually these are worn down to AG-VG before I see them) especially in the crown, and the surfaces are definitely mirror like. I didn't even think there were proofs for this date until I checked into it, apparently there were.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some photos showing the fields a bit better:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1481777[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1481776[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1481779[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The rims aren't flat on both sides, and it doesn't look like it's been polished (there is still luster showing, not that dull, lifeless look of a polished coin.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Tried searching for images online of a proof example but couldn't find one to compare.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thoughts?</p><p><br /></p><p>What do you think?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 8351503, member: 13307"]Picked this coin up recently, and I'm very curious to hear what others think of it. I'm kind of on the fence on whether to look at this coin as an impaired proof (the fields, while obviously scratched/worn in places, are definitely reflective or prooflike, and the portrait has a cameo appearance) or just a PL business strike in XF/AU condition. [ATTACH=full]1481778[/ATTACH] It has a lot more detail than I'm used to (usually these are worn down to AG-VG before I see them) especially in the crown, and the surfaces are definitely mirror like. I didn't even think there were proofs for this date until I checked into it, apparently there were. Here are some photos showing the fields a bit better: [ATTACH=full]1481777[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1481776[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1481779[/ATTACH] The rims aren't flat on both sides, and it doesn't look like it's been polished (there is still luster showing, not that dull, lifeless look of a polished coin.) Tried searching for images online of a proof example but couldn't find one to compare. Thoughts? What do you think?[/QUOTE]
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