Have you ever seen a proof Merc without full bands?

ChrisH821

No?
Well now you have:
Sorry about the crappy scratched up holder.

cameonut2011

The dies used to strike proof coinage (1936 brilliant - 1942) were heavily polished. It is not unusual to find coins with fine details missing secondary to having
been polished away on the die.

ChrisH821

@cameonut2011 said:
The dies used to strike proof coinage (1936 brilliant - 1942) were heavily polished. It is not unusual to find coins with fine details missing secondary to having
been polished away on the die.

While I agree with your statement, die polishing will remove low relief features like the leaves or the bridge of Liberty's nose. This is strike deficiency.

Farmer1961

That is odd to see on a proof Merc.

ricko

Strange to see in just that central area... seems as if something else happened there.... Perhaps @FredWeinberg
or @CaptHenway could offer some information on this one. Cheers, RickO

CaptHenway

Have not seen this before on a Proof Merc. Sort of looks like a one-strike Proof. Possibly a setup piece for a Proof run.