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Find a proof coin in circulation? Post about it here! We're following finds of all denominations (besides halves - see below) here in one thread. So tell us what you've found - and PICS would be great, too, so we have "proof." Haha...
A quick note though: while the S mint mark generally means a proof strike, the following S-mint coins were minted for general circulation, and are most likely NOT proofs: 1968-1974 cents, 1968-1970 nickels, 1979-1981 dollars.

PROOFS FOUND, 2010-2011-2012
(been tracking since March 2010)

CENTS
1961 country
1962 franklin
1963 kestrelia
1967(SMS) nighthawk
1968 kestrelia
1969 cwgii, kestrelia, roadrunner, wilee
1970 bman, franklin
1971 wilee
1973 cwgii x2, franklin
1974 bman
1976 preservingthepast, rodebaugh, uthminsta, wilee, zigmeister
1977 coinhuntingobsession, kestrelia
1978 cwgii, wilee
1979 doug, jonascollegefund
1980 kestrelia
1981 chris6084, country, dirtyfingers, jonascollegefund, pennyguy, preservingthepast, twoandahalfcents
1982 country, roadrunner
1984 sparechange, zigmeister
1986 cwgii, henrysmedford, jonascollegefund
1987 kestrelia x2, nysorter
1989 franklin, jonascollegefund
1991 cwgii
1992 db23, kestrelia, thogey
1993 kestrelia
1994 kestrelia, wilee
1996 cwgii, kestrelia
1997 abc, cwgii, jonascollegefund
1999 kestrelia
2000 no82s, twoandahalfcents
2001 agcoinhunter
2003 aaa30040, chris6084
2004 jonascollegefund
2005 cwgii
2009 pennyguy

NICKELS
1957 kestrelia - oldest proof found!
1958 kestrelia
1959 kestrelia
1961 preservingthepast
1964 frugalcanuck, shattered
1968 kestrelia
1970 computer jones, hpmbtt
1971 preservingthepast
1972 kestrelia, snappy
1973 chris6084, coinhuntingobsession, dakota1955, jonascollegefund, zigmeister
1974 appjoe, chris6084, cwgii
1975 chris6084, corky569, kestrelia
1976 zyll
1978 appjoe, dano
1979 cwgii x2
1980 dumpsterdiver, kestrelia, soundman
1981 roadrunner
1982 cwgii, gamecock, whinstone, zigmeister
1983 cwgii x2, doug
1985 appjoe, doug, shattered
1987 cwgii, zigmeister
1988 chris6084, cwgii
1989 appjoe, coinhuntingobsession, klarkcent
1990 dakota1955 x2, preservingthepast
1992 cwgii
1993 cwgii x2, kestrelia
1994 cwgii, smartinson
1996 zigmeister
1997 dakota1955 x2, kestrelia, zigmeister
1998 cwgii
1999 appjoe, kestrelia
2000 cwgii
2001 cwgii
2002 appjoe, cwgii
2003 kestrelia
2004 rakattack (keelboat), zerocd (handshake)
2005 (ocean) kestrelia, zigmeister x3
2006 kestrelia
2008 cwgii x2

DIMES
1957 kestrelia - oldest proof found!
1961 kestrelia x2, crazytom
1962 country
1970 kestrelia
1972 sparechange
1974 corky569, dakota1955
1976 sparechange
1980 doug
1982 adamsp27, preservingthepast
1983 kestrelia
1984 corky569, uthminsta
1985 appjoe
1987 preservingthepast
1988 kestrelia, preservingthepast
1989 kestrelia
1992 chris6084, kestrelia
1992 SILVER cardsncoins
1996 kestrelia
1998 SILVER kestrelia
1999 coinking2005, corky569
2001 jtm3
2002 corky569, kestrelia
2004 corky569, kestrelia
2005 garnede, preservingthepast
2007 country, jefferson
2009 cwgii
xxxx vrbsroma

QUARTERS
1970 henrysmedford
1972 henrysmedford
1974 henrysmedford
1976 henrysmedford, kestrelia
1977 henrysmedford
1979 kestrelia
1981 kestrelia
1986 kestrelia
1987 kestrelia
1988 dakota1955
1994 kestrelia
1999 kestrelia (delaware, pennsylvania), morris4ccm (new jersey)
2000 kestrelia (massachusetts, virginia x2)
2001 kestrelia (kentucky, new york, vermont)
2002 kestrelia (indiana)
2003 kestrelia (arkansas, illinois)
2004 dumpsterdiver (iowa silver), kestrelia (texas), sparechange (michigan silver)
2005 kestrelia (california, kansas, oregon x2)
2006 kestrelia (south dakota x2)
2007 kestrelia (utah)

HALVES: hundreds have been found; check and post here:
http://www.realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=15227
Be sure to go to the current month if that link is outdated.

DOLLARS
1976 appjoe
1980 totalcount
2000 kestrelia
2001 kestrelia x2
2004 kestrelia
2005 kestrelia
2007 kestrelia (jefferson x2, madison x2)
2008 kestrelia (van buren x2), klarkcent (jackson)
2010 kestrelia (pierce, sacajawea)
2011 kestrelia (grant)
unspecified, but 1 Native American and 2 presidents found by bman

Got a proof dime the other day. Don't know how anyone missed it.

What year? Do you remember?

1976 s-mint cent .....chocolate brown found early sept

1 2005 S dime, found roll searching. It still has a high luster

Beautiful 1989-s lincoln cent! It just stuck out when I cracked open the roll. It came out of a $25 string box!

EDIT to keep the thread updated.
Keep the finds coming in!

i found a 73s in the last 100.00 sorted. and yes i know, that most are ciruclated. this one stuck out like a hammer struck thumb due to its 'mirror finish'.


oops, that is a penny . guess i thought you would know that . lol.

Found a 1974 S nickel

I found a 1970-S Proof cent about 2 weeks ago.

Got a 1970s Nickle from the gas station today.
It stood out and screamed look at me when I glanced at my handful of change.

Proof cent #2 for me!

A sparkling 1986-s.

I find this very odd...I've hand sorted thousands of pennies and to get '2' within a couple of weeks of each other. I figured more hand sorters would be finding them too!

2008-s nickel last night. that mirror finish field sure wakes you up

I found a 1974-S proof cent in a roll last night.

Searched a $100 Brinks Box of Nickels and found a 1973S Nickel.

Im not the one who found them, but years ago when I was a kid I got 20 plus dollars in proof dimes. all of them silver in the 60s, a few different years. This was when silver was 3-4 bucks. I worked on a farm, and was being paid for beans I picked. She gave me 3 of them at first. And I told her it was silver, and asked her if there were more. She had gotten 5 rolls of them, in payment a few days before, but have given a few out in change. She willingly gave me the rest instead of bills. I still have most of them.

Found a 1997S Proof in a Brinks Box of Nickels

Searched a $25 String box of Pennies and found a 1976S Proof - nice rainbow toning

EDIT: nothing to see here, move along...

I found a 1961 Proof nickel that I had received in change from my recent shopping. This coin was also an upgrade coin for my nickel album.

last night, a 69s penny. the mirror finish catches me every time.

83s nickel.... so bright and shiney it cannot have been in circulation long

two s mint nickels in the last $1,000, 92,94

in 2010 -

pennies - 1969S (sure it's a proof), 1977S
nickels - 1968S (sure it's a proof), 1975S, 1997S, 2003S
dimes - none
quarters - 1999S Delaware, 2004S Texas, 2006S South Dakota (none of these are Ag)

and to fill in the hole, a 93s nickel this week.

Found a 1957 proof dime. This one's a first for me.