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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 352634, member: 9270&quot;]All coins struck using proof-production methods are Proofs, i.e., they all are graded PR-XX.</p><p>Put one on a railroad track and let a train run over it and you end up with a PR-3 or PR-2, but they&#039;re still proofs, impaired though they may be.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You&#039;re correct. Toning is another WHOLE (and somewhat contentious) topic.</p><p>I tend to NOT like toning.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Putting proofs into an album opens one to a couple problems:</p><p>- handling the coin</p><p>- toning</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>BUT many people like to fill all the holes.</p><p>And sometimes the holder (Air-Tite?) is worth more than the coin.</p><p>And another group of people aren&#039;t worried about preservation.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is more a personal thing.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My Lincoln album has 4 empty holes.</p><p>I&#039;ve got the coins, but they are in slabs, and that&#039;s where they&#039;ll stay.</p><p>But that&#039;s my personal preference.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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