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2005S Kansas (non-silver)

2000 s quarter....from neighbor's change that I got from her

1988 s nickle from box of nickles

2006 s penny from box of pennies

2003S Miss (non-silver)

1992 S silver dime found in bank roll

Found my first non-half proof.

Nickel- 1971s

$1,000 nickels
08-13-12--10-17-12

38-42 == 43
war == 12
46-49 == 48
50-55 == 60
56-59 == 103 .
cdn == 10 with 5 , being pre-82
odds == penny, penny, 1983 cinco centisimos Balboa,

93 S, FOR THIS THREAD


1979 bermuda, 14 pennies in one roll, bermuda 2000,

buffs == no date, 35, 27, 35d, 37

A first for us someone freed the Queen. 1965 Canadian cent!

I finally found "the eighth 1982 cent" this week. 1982S pretty proof cent. Fell in the coppers and really caught my eye!

henrysmedford wrote:A first for us someone freed the Queen. 1965 Canadian cent!

Looks like it is not a proof just proof like--

Hi Joe

You have a Small Beads obverse and Blunt 5 reverse variety #2.

It's not proof. There are no proof 1965 cents.

George Manz
George Manz Coins
P.O. Box 3626
Regina, SK, Canada S4P 3L7

And

It came out of a Proof-Like set. No proof coins until 1981.

And what is it worth

a dollar.

George Manz
George Manz Coins
P.O. Box 3626
Regina, SK, Canada S4P 3L7

Nickle find

1986S

since roll searching
(5 months)
2009s cabin penny
Nickels
1979S
1983S
2005S buffalo

Found a dime today in the till at work! 1999s Clad but still very cool. First proof I've found. Fairly circulated but still enough luster to stick out like a sore thumb

Found 2004-s penny this year in a $50 bag. It was in proof condition, not much circulation.

mutiger

spacemanX wrote:2009s cabin penny

So someone else has finally found an elusive 2009 copper proof! These oddities fascinate me... as evidenced by this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=18536

Found a 1962 proof roll searching. Its in pretty good shape, but circulated. Anyone have an opinion on whether I should just throw it in with the other 90% junk, or should I keep it separate for ---- for some hope it would have more value than just the melt?

1961 proof penny

My GF brought me a 2002 proof nickel that was in the cash drawer at her work.

Teller had a complete 1993 proof set in her tray last week. I could see the shine on the half and asked to buy it. That is when she showed me the rest of the set and told me she was keeping them for her son.

I told her they were nice coins and congradulated her.

Got a 1976S non-silver quarter in change during my Christmas shopping.

Pulled 4 proof pennies since searching began earlier this winter...

1974-s
1986-s
1997-s
2002-s

... two of which may have been returning home after a theft almost 5 years ago.

1984s penny
been a while

another 2004 s penny

At the risk of sounding like the noob I am, how do you know if you find a proof? I have only seen one bu proof (thanks ray). It seems that most are S mint. Is that always the case? TIA.

Just pulled a 1964 proof from a $50 bag I got last month.

1964 LMC

mutiger

RedRockGirl wrote:how do you know if you find a proof?

Okay, let's see... Coins from San Fransisco (S-mint) are often proofs. But not all S coins are proofs, AND not all proofs have an S mintmark. Clear as mud? Okay. Let's proceed.

From the original post in this thread: "while the S mint mark generally means a proof strike, the following (recent) S-mint coins were minted for general circulation, and are most likely NOT proofs: 1968-1974 cents, 1968-1970 nickels, 1979-1981 dollars."

CENTS: SF made circulation strike Lincoln cents with an S until 1955, then again from 1968-74. Proof strikes were plain from 1950-64, then started including the S in 1968. But anything dated 1975 or later with an S is most certainly a proof, because SF didn't make circulation strikes any more.

NICKELS: SF made circulation strike Jefferson S nickels until 1954, then again from 1968-70. Proof strikes were plain from 1938-64 then started including the S in 1968. But anything dated 1971 or later with an S is most certainly a proof; same reasoning as before.

DIMES: SF made circulation strike Roosevelt S dimes until 1955. Proof strikes were plain from 1950-64 then started including the S in 1968. So anything dated 1968 or later with an S is most certainly a proof.

QUARTERS: Same basic idea. Circulation strike S until 1954. Proofs plain until 1964. S were proof-only starting 1968.

HALVES: For Kennedy, 1964 proof was plain. 1968 and following proof had S. Anything with an S is a proof.

DOLLARS: for Susan B Anthony dollars, S-mint coins were issued for both proof and circulation from 1979-81. Any Sacagawea or Presidential dollar with an S is a proof.

Any better? Another answer is this: if it's got a mirror-like finish, you should take note, as it might be a proof.