Reverse Proofs

Higashiyama

Can anyone post a reverse proof that is more attractive and shows off the design elements better than a standard proof?

(I think they are often quite a novelty, but are a bit on the gimmicky side)

MsMorrisine

how is this one?

MsMorrisine

Higashiyama

@MsMorrisine asked: “ how is this one?”

Perfect! That is quite amazing.

WAYNEAS

@Higashiyama said:
Can anyone post a reverse proof that is more attractive and shows off the design elements better than a standard proof?

(I think they are often quite a novelty, but are a bit on the gimmicky side)

Here is the regular proof:

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Here is the Reverse proof:

Hope this helps.
Wayne

koynekwest

JBK

Some of the reverse proofs are growing on me.

I fund that the method of frosting the design on the regular proofs obscures some of the design details.

WAYNEAS

Here is another favorite:

Wayne

MilesWaits

I am not so sure of the OP’s criteria, but for me this is the most attractive of the Pd Eagle series so far:

Not my coin.

Higashiyama

Thanks, it does seem that the reverse proof works best when the field is wide open, as in the Mexican gold or American Innovation dollar.

I agree with @JBK that with some of the recent heavily frosted regular proofs, the devices are obscured. This is the concern I have with many of the reverse proofs, though some great counter-examples are posted above.

As much as I admire Gilroy Roberts' portrait of JFK, I don't think either heavy frosting or the reverse proof brings out the design to its best effect. It's hard to beat a 1964 CAM for this coin!

Namvet69

@MsMorrisine Mexican takes the cake, the mountain range is superb, allowing the statue to pop. Almost 3d IMO. Peace Roy

WaterSport

FWIW

ricko

@MsMorrisine .... That Mexican gold proof is outstanding.... Must be a PR70. Cheers, RickO

BearlyHere

EnhancedRP

WAYNEAS

@BearlyHere said:

EnhancedRP

Very nice. Can we see what is behind door #2, i.e. the reverse side?

BearlyHere

@WAYNEAS said:

Very nice. Can we see what is behind door #2, i.e. the reverse side?

BearlyHere

This is the set

WAYNEAS

@BearlyHere said:

@WAYNEAS said:

Very nice. Can we see what is behind door #2, i.e. the reverse side?

Thank you.
Wayne

messydesk

The Mexican gold is a perfect use of the reverse cameo (I hate the nonsensical term "reverse proof") finish. Bold central device, background subdued by the matte finish. It isolates the main subject without having it floating in space. Similar to using a large aperture to get shallow depth of field in a photo to achieve the same effect. The 60-grit matte finish the mint applies is perfect for blurring backgrounds. Too bad they use it to blur the subject instead.

EBSnumismatics

I didn't like it, but this was cheap at my LCS and had to grab it. NGC PR69 Silver reverse proof. I think these pics are alright.
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lve

rooksmith

Reverse Proofs are interesting if not rare.They are collectibles in the same way that Burnished Finish or Enhanced Proofs are and PCGS obviously gives them their own classification. I wonder if there is are PCGS Registry Sets for Reverse Proofs ?

Mr_Spud

I think a big part of the problem is that the reverse proofs don’t photograph as nice as regular proofs. The black mirrors get too many light reflections because they are on the devices rather than the flat fields 🤔

Jzyskowski1

Not sure if there’s a registry but I’m only missing the 2011 ase RP. 2006 to date including the 2021. 😉 Got them. The 2006 took awhile to find quality with the right price but last fall during the Morgan’s shipping time I found one. 👍🏼

CoinCrazyPA

@MsMorrisine said:

This is my favorite reverse proof so far.

Jzyskowski1

Not the best picture but the silver are very nice. The gold is just magnificent. I’ve seen some quality pictures of the silver and they are awesome. Not cheap, just very expensive and I’m not sure why. I’ve got some beautiful RP from Australia and Canada Heck Britannia’s🙀. Just as nice

joeykoins

From the land

Down Under

coinsarefun

I only have a few toned reverse proofs. However I love the Mexican gold the best so far followed by the new dollar.

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Che_Grapes

That Mexican coin was amazing - you win!

Che_Grapes

@MsMorrisine said:

Winner winner chicken dinner - good grief what an amazing coin