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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1535717, member: 15929&quot;]Jeez! Why don;t folks just answer the OP&#039;s question insetad of hijacking the thread into some other whacked out discussion?</p><p><br /></p><p>MS coins are intended for circulation and receive no special handling. As such, finding a high graded example can prove challenging.</p><p><br /></p><p>Proofs, on the other hand, are NOT intended for circulation and as such receive special handling to insure that the coins produced are excellent examples of the coiners art.</p><p><br /></p><p>Actually, in technical terms, proofs are done with a different manufacturing process than circulating coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Proof planchets get inspected and polished to a mirror like finish before they are struck. Planchets for MS (circulating) coins are not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Proof dies are made under higher tonnage presses and are themselves polished to a mirror like finish. Dies for MS (circulating) coins are not. </p><p><br /></p><p>Proof dies are good for about 5 to 6 thousand strikes.</p><p>Circulating coinage dies are good for hundreds of thousands, if not millions of strikes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Proof Planchets are struck a &quot;minimum&quot; of twice with much higher tonnage presses to bring up the full relief of the coin. MS Coins for circulation are not.</p><p><br /></p><p>The net result is a higher &quot;average&quot; grade for proof coins over the circulating counterparts. As such, its much easier to find a high grade Proof coin than it is a high grade MS (circulating) coin. This fact by itself dictates that high grade common proof coins have a lower price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Like everything else in this world, coin prices are controlled by supply and demand. Have a big supply (on average) and you&#039;ll have lower prices coupled with low demand. Have a low supply (on average) coupled with high demand and you&#039;ll have higher prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>Proof coins, on average, have higher grades than MS (circulating) coins regardless of how they end up in the end users hands.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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