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searching4silver
Penny Pincher Member
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 Posted - 07/29/2010 : 11:00:54
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I have found a bunch of proofs in boxes i have been searching. Are they worth anything? and if so how much? Will coin dealers buy them?
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Kiwiman
Penny Pincher Member
225 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2010 : 12:20:16
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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searching4silver
Penny Pincher Member
111 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2010 : 12:49:22
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| They have some scratches. They were just in rolls i searched. |
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Cerulean
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
993 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2010 : 13:08:46
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| I'm trying to fill a folder with rescued proofs. |
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AGCoinHunter
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
685 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2010 : 13:08:56
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| Not really. Impaired proofs are not worth much over face. Dealers most likely wont buy them. I keep only the best and toss the others back in the coin counter. |
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frugalcanuck
Penny Pincher Member
Canada
103 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2010 : 17:34:33
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Sheikh_yer_BuTay
Penny Pincher Member
USA
232 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2010 : 21:44:40
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Originally posted by frugalcanuck
How do you know if a coin is a proof?
Yeah, my question exactly. I thought "proofs" were all 90% silver. The Red Book says: "Silver proofs are of pre-1965 standards".
So, like Frugal said: How do you know if a coin is a proof?
Also, how do you tell a 1976S half dollar from a 1976S silver clad? My first box has a bunch of 1976 in it. |
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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novillero
Penny Sorter Member
USA
86 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2010 : 08:00:25
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In order to see if the coin is silver, look at the rim. Clad will have the darker copper color.
Proofs from 1992 onward come in both 90% and clad. Sooo, the rim is the best way to determine it.
I wouldn't pay more than face for a circulated clad proof. For a circulate silver proof, I'd pay melt. The numismatic value has been destroyed, and let's face it, these proofs are not rare.
That being said, there is a small market for them as fillers in coin books. I see them for sale on other forums. |
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BadKarma
Penny Sorter Member
USA
43 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2010 : 08:08:36
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Some proofs weren't cameos. Like this Franklin:
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Just very smooth fields and very shiny!!!! I like shiny. |
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PennySaved
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 08/02/2010 : 10:31:48
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| Why is it so easy to find proof halves? I haven't been sorting halves for very long and have found 10 or more of them. I don't have those kind of numbers with nickels (I have found a handful over the last couple of years) and pennies (I have never found a proof penny) |
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zerocd
Penny Hoarding Member
555 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2010 : 13:17:22
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I often get collecting albums at a discount. My local shop gets used albums and some have holes for proofs.
So I love filling the holes with found proofs. I would never break open sets to put in albums! I get great enjoyment and have filled nearly all the proof holes in two half albums and have several others with less.
I have found several proof nickels and maybe more. I have found a penny or two and one dime.
I don't see any value but I think a completed album that has the proof holes filled will be easier to sell than without.
I doubt they will be sold in my lifetime anyway.
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searching4silver
Penny Pincher Member
111 Posts |
Posted - 08/09/2010 : 10:38:49
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| So I went to the coin show in Vienna near dc this weekedn and sold my proofs for about 90 cents each. Not bad. Now I am going to continue to look for them and pull them aside. |
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Are proofs from circulation worth anything?
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Proofs have mirrored fields and frosted devices. Also the rims are thicker. You'll instantly be able to recognize the difference if you see one.
