Are there any diagnostics to help determine if an AU Morgan is Proof?

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• BillJones Posts: 34,842 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 18, 2011 5:43AM

  Yes, a light rub on the high points or dull spots from circulation marks in the fields.
  
  Once more a photo gould help.

  Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?

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• PCcoins Posts: 3,354 ✭✭✭

  April 18, 2011 5:56AM

  
  
  << <i>Yes, a light rub on the high points or dull spots from circulation marks in the fields.
  
  Once more a photo gould help. >>
  
  
  
  I think he's asking if there are any die markers or something to tell the difference between a Proof and a business strike, even if the coin isn't a higher grade.
  
  I don't know if there is any diagnostics to tell the difference, but I'm sure there are.

  "It is what it is."

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• DorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭

  April 18, 2011 6:06AM

  Richard, check VAMWorld. May help.
  1900 Proof
  
  
  First link didn't work....fixed it.

  Becky

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• BillJones Posts: 34,842 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 18, 2011 6:08AM

  According to Breen, there were two sets of dies used to make the Proof dollars in 1900. One of them had the obverse of VAM 7 "low 'very near'" date. I can't find a listing for the second variety, but I'm not a Morgan dollar fancier or maven.

  Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?

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• BAJJERFAN Posts: 31,392 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 18, 2011 6:10AM

  I believe that the denticles are generally different [as in more rounded] in the proofs versus the regular strike [more square looking].

  theknowitalltroll;

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• LindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 18, 2011 6:17AM

  I don't know if this will help or not but here are images of my PCGS graded AU58 to compare it to.
  
  

  My Current project....https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/160794

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• RWB Posts: 8,082 ✭

  April 18, 2011 6:23AM

  Two batches were made: one in April and the other in December.
  
  For a Morgan dollar that really is AU, there will be only slight scuffing on Liberty’s cheek and haze/light abrasion in the most exposed portions of the fields. The balance of the coin should match a proof including sharpness of all details and depth of the mirror in areas near stars and other protected places.
  
  Upper surfaces of letters will be flat and sharply defined.
  

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• Rampage Posts: 9,512 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 18, 2011 6:28AM

  Thanks all. The die markers are exactly what I was after. Now, I need to fidn the coin and look it over. I will post a picture when I find it.
  
  Thanks, Richard.
  
  
  
  

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