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AGgressive Metal
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 Posted - 06/19/2009 : 18:06:06
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I was handsorting today and I found some very shiny, proof-like, 1964 and 1965 Canadian cents. About half a dozen in all. They were so brilliant that I figure they were broken out of a set so that the owner could sell the silver or maybe just spend the higher denomination coins. How can I tell if they are merely BU coins or if they are, in fact, proofs?
As an aside, I also found about half a dozen 2009 lincolns too. Some woodchopper, some cabin. Also a King George. I got my $25 worth.
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And he that hath lyberte ought to kepe hit wel / For nothyng is better than lyberte / For lyberte shold not be wel sold for alle the gold and syluer of all the world.
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Posted - 06/19/2009 : 18:25:38
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Originally posted by AGgressive Metal
I was handsorting today and I found some very shiny, proof-like, 1964 and 1965 Canadian cents. About half a dozen in all. They were so brilliant that I figure they were broken out of a set so that the owner could sell the silver or maybe just spend the higher denomination coins. How can I tell if they are merely BU coins or if they are, in fact, proofs?
As an aside, I also found about half a dozen 2009 lincolns too. Some woodchopper, some cabin. Also a King George. I got my $25 worth.
In 1964, Canada produced Proof-Like Mint sets, similar to our US mint sets. True proof coins are struck more than once. They will have the mirror like surface, sharp details, and the edge seems thicker than its BU counterpart. |
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AGgressive Metal
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Posted - 06/19/2009 : 18:47:37
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| Thanks Country, I guess they are from mint sets. |
And he that hath lyberte ought to kepe hit wel / For nothyng is better than lyberte / For lyberte shold not be wel sold for alle the gold and syluer of all the world.
-Caxton's edition of Aesop's Fables, 1484 |
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