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Proof Barber quarter?

dan1ecudan1ecu Posts: 1,573
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Proof?

Does anyone else think that this coin looks proof? I don't know if I believe it...

Dan
Dan McInnes

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  • FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭
    hmmm - raw proof with a bite taken out of it? No thanks!

    Frank
  • PlacidPlacid Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭
    For sake of accuracy there is a small mark on the rim.

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  • littlewicherlittlewicher Posts: 1,822 ✭✭
    It could be a proof. I wouldn't want that particular example, because that gouge on the rim is pretty defaming.


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  • darktonedarktone Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭
    not a proof. Just a damaged barber quarter that's worth $10-$15. mike
  • boiler78boiler78 Posts: 3,057 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It really doesn't matter. Its a $hitty coin rither way.
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    Looks like a rat thought that quarter was a piece of cheese. I think the quarter is a little cheesy also.
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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,963 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I can't see any reason think this coin is a Proof. It would have been a nice circulated example with attractvie toning on the reverse had it not been for the rim cut, which ruins it.
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