i think coins are good to study russ no matter what you like it gets others interested in them too a positive thing
negative is not so good when used all the time and gets really tiring
russ after seeing all your posts on the AH proof 64 kennedy half i am interested in them myself and would like to get a really nice eye appealling blast white proof 65 ah really deep cameoed
i would even like to hunt one down myself
if you could start a thread on here how to tell it from the other non AH with PHOTOS and what the difference is
6) This next one might sound peculiar to some or most of you but I think it deserves mention: The color of this coin is not what one would typically see on a business strike. In other words, my contention is that Proof coins generally tone differently than and in different colors from business strikes. This is not, by any means, limited to Half Cents, either. Take a look at various series of coins and compare the toning on proofs vs. business strikes - it is usually quite different.
Mark - Great observation! Most uncs of most issues really DO tend to tone differently than the proofs. Unfortunately, I think the difference in toning between proofs and business strikes has more to do with metal flow and less to do with the intention of the coiner. More to the point, super deep DMPL coins tend to tone like proofs. So I see no reason to think that the toning of your coin is an indication of proof status.
Andy Lustig
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
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negative is not so good when used all the time and gets really tiring
russ after seeing all your posts on the AH proof 64 kennedy half i am interested in them myself and would like to get a really nice eye appealling blast white proof 65 ah really deep cameoed
i would even like to hunt one down myself
if you could start a thread on here how to tell it from the other non AH with PHOTOS and what the difference is
and why it happened it would be interesting to me
michael
Stuart
Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal
"Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"
Mark - Great observation! Most uncs of most issues really DO tend to tone differently than the proofs. Unfortunately, I think the difference in toning between proofs and business strikes has more to do with metal flow and less to do with the intention of the coiner. More to the point, super deep DMPL coins tend to tone like proofs. So I see no reason to think that the toning of your coin is an indication of proof status.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.