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Anybody ever seen a PROOF 53? (FIFTY THREE?)

relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570 ✭
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It's still a nice looking coin, but it must have been abused by it's owner before it got slabbed.

Even though it's a POP 1 coin there is 1 lower - a PR50

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  • krankykranky Posts: 8,709 ✭✭✭
    I saw a 1895 Morgan in PR10 somewhere recently (can't remember where).

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  • DoubleDimeDoubleDime Posts: 632 ✭✭✭
    These coins are called "impaired proofs".
  • Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭
    There's a PF-6 Gobrecht dollar out there.
  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    And that Gobrecht was very visually appealing, strangely enough. More so than some of the uncirculated examples I've seen in photographs.
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  • jbstevenjbsteven Posts: 6,178 ✭
    I have quite a few pr-50 somethings morgans
  • BNEBNE Posts: 772 ✭
    That half eagle appears harshly cleaned, to me. It doesn't look like circulation wear. . . .
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  • drsvenghalidrsvenghali Posts: 291 ✭✭
    I found a 1987 proof half dollar out of a slot machine the other day. Needless to say the time spent in the casino didn't do much for the coin.
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  • flaminioflaminio Posts: 5,664 ✭✭✭
    How about an MS58?
  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I saw a 1895 Morgan in PR10 somewhere recently (can't remember where). >>




    that was at Baltimore! It was right beside a PF50 I think.
  • jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,675 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Seen circulated Proofs in lower grades on

    1895 morgan
    1856 FE
    Few gold pieces


  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    Duh...... When Lucy saw this post she thought it was talking about a proof 1953 Frankie!!!image
    How could I make such a mistake?????
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  • DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 6,006 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have several Morgan proofs between 50 and 58. Several of them are due to excessive wiping/cleaning which was an acceptable practice years ago for these types of coins. Others with true wear make me think about the kids that could swipe "a whole dollar" and go down the the general store. (I've seen kids swipe coins from collections and buy candy at stores). I also think of those hard times in our country when that collector piece had to be used for food and clothing.

    It's yet another facet of our history and our continuous pondering of "wonder who has held this coin?"
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  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    Many years ago I found a common proof Jefferson. Because it was worn, I just spent it again.

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