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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 119417, member: 669&quot;]To paraphrase a remark common in the real estate business, the three primary factors are appearance, appearance, and appearance.</p><p><br /></p><p>Circulating coins are struck once - proof coins are struck at least twice, greatly improving the sharpness of the strike.</p><p><br /></p><p>Circulating coins are struck from dies that remain in use until the end of the production run for that coin, unless they break or become worn out before that.&nbsp; Proof coins are struck from highly polished dies, that are generally well maintained.</p><p><br /></p><p>Circulating coins generally lack the mirror-like surfaces of proof coin fields, and almost always lack the frosted appearance of proof coin design elements and legends.</p><p><br /></p><p>It doesn&#039;t really take an expert to tell the difference.&nbsp; Once you&#039;ve seen a few hundred proofs and circulators of the same issues, you&#039;ll never mistake which is which.&nbsp; Almost all so-called &quot;proof-like&quot; business strikes are clearly distinguishable from real proofs. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: red">Dagnabit Doug - quit typing so much faster than I do.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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