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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;saltysam-1, post: 1132653, member: 23368&quot;]coleguy;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; There are diagnostic tests you can use to differentiate between the two. The easiest in this case is to measure the reflectivity. The pictures I have posted were the worst possible of the coins surface. In hand it does look better. The reflectivity is still proof like, even with the cleaning the coin has received. A business strike or polished coin cannot achieve the surface characteristics of a proof. Proof being the way the coin was actually made, totally unique and separate from business strikes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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