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	Proof - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		alcoholic proof, a measure of how much ethanol is in an alcoholic beverage.
		proof coinage, a coin made as an example of a particular strike.
		Proof (rapper), a rapper and member of the group D12.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Proof (219 words)

	Observations On Proof Coinage
		As the years passed, the word proof would be applied to specially made presentation pieces similar or identical in appearance to regular-issue coins, but manufactured using methods more akin to the medallic arts rather than coinage.
		Although specially prepared so-called "presentation" coins exist from the earliest days of the U.S. Mint, it was not until 1817 that true proofs appeared from the Philadelphia facility and not until the advent of the close-collar in the late 1820s that proofs could be made with fewer blows.
		Although proof surfaces, whether brilliant, matte or whatever, almost always differ from those of regular issues, initially at least, surface appearance was a secondary consideration.
	www.coinsite.com /content/articles/proofcoins.asp (615 words)

	The Language of Numismatics
		Proofs are usually given more than one strike from the coining die and are usually struck from dies operating at slower speeds with higher coining pressure.
		Matte Proof: A proof coin with a dull, granular surface caused by the pickling or sandblasting of the dies and/or coins.
		Satin Proof: A few brilliant proof coins were struck with surfaces that exhibit a look somewhat between a brilliant proof and a regular strike.
	www.pcgs.com /articles/article22.chtml (4167 words)

	United States Proof Sets - Albuquerque Coins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Proof coins are produced utilizing a special process that involves specially selected planchets to strike the coins.
		Proof coins are struck twice to ensure an increased sharpness in detail.
		Proof set sales were suspended in 1943 and did not resume until 1950.
	www.abqcoins.com /proof.htm (484 words)

	Special Mint sets of the '60s - 05/17/04
		Rick Tomaska, in Cameo and Brilliant Proof Coinage of the 1950 to 1970 Era, says that neither the dies nor the planchets were polished as highly as in the case of Proofs.
		Coinage at the former San Francisco Mint had ceased in 1955, but in 1962 the facility was authorized to produce planchets for coinage.
		The Proofs in 1968 were produced in San Francisco and placed in hard plastic cases, as the last Special Mint sets were.
	www.coinworld.com /news/051704/bw_0517.asp (1244 words)

	Collectors Corner " United States Coins " Proof & Mint Sets-Commemorative Coins
		Proof coins are struck on special presses at a much slower rate than circulation coins.
		Proof coins were discontinued after 1964, and proof presses are busy producing more mundane coinage.
		Proof sets could be purchased directly from the Philadelphia Mint at that time for only, $2.10.
	www.diskworks.com /uscoins.html (724 words)

	Bass Sale 3 Session 1
		The production quantity of Proofs for the 1865 was reported as 50, to which restrikes were added, with Walter Breen noting that some of these might not be restrikes at all in the traditional sense, as they may have been produced in the year dated, 1865.
		John Dannreuther notes that this Proof is from an obverse die that is not usually associated with Proofs of this era.
		Proof mintages were on the rise by 1882, with 125 struck.
	www.harrybassfoundation.org /basscatalogs/BASSSALE3/b3-1-b.htm (5378 words)

	The Buffalo Nickel
		Nickel proof coinage from 1913 through 1916 was popular at first with collectors, but eventually the dull matte finishes grew tiresome for those who liked the mirrorlike old-style proofs.
		Proof coinage began again in 1936, and proof Buffalo nickels of this and the following year are very popular with type collectors in particular, since these are the only dates in the 1930s for which proofs are obtainable—and the only ones at all with a mirror finish.
		Buffalo nickel coinage ended in 1938, and by the late 1960s few were to be seen in circulation.
	www.collectorusa.com /articles/buffalo5c.php (2146 words)

	NumisMedia Glossary
		A proof, or prooflike coin with exceptional contrast between the fields and the devices.
		Proofs are usually intentionally double-struck in order to sharpen their details; this is sometimes visible under magnification.
		A characteristic that occurs mostly on proof coins as a result of a piece of lint on the die or planchet during the striking process.
	www.numismedia.com /glossary.htm (7872 words)

	FROM YOUR EDITORS
		The concept of ancient coinage goes back to Greek times when such coins were heated from lumps of gold and silver metal and hammered into coins using an anvil (with a die carved into the anvil) and a hand punch (with a die carved onto the end of that hand punch).
		Proof Coin is defined in the Redbook (A Guide Bood of United States Coins) as a “specimen striking of coinage for presentation, souvenir, exhibition, or numismatic purposes”.
		Proof coins, in the beginning, were primarily made up as special presentation sets packaged in special cases.
	www.alaska.net /~nakata/april2001.html (3589 words)

	Roosevelt Dimes 1946-
		Proofs were coined at the Philadelphia Mint beginning in 1950, and this date through 1955 are all worth more than subsequent proofs.
		Coinage of proofs was suspended with the adoption of copper-nickel clad dimes in 1965.
		Tomaska, Rick Jerry, Cameo and Brilliant Proof Coinage of the 1950 to 1970 Era, R and I Publications, Encinitas, CA, 1991.
	www.oldcoinshop.com /coinhistory/10c-1946-.htm (1298 words)

	United States Mint - Biocrawler definition:United States Mint - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Mint was made an independent agency in 1799, and under the Coinage Act of 1873, became part of the Department of the Treasury.
		During its two stints as a minting facility, it produced both gold and silver coinage in eleven different denominations, though only ten denominations were ever minted there at one time, in 1851 (silver three-cent pieces, half dimes, dimes, quarters, half dollars, dollars (gold), quarter eagles, half eagles, eagles, and double eagles.
		Until 1968, the Philadelphia Mint was responsible for nearly all official proof coinage.
	www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/United_States_Mint (1334 words)

	Independence Coin Services, Gold and Silver Collectors Coins for Coin Collectors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Proof eagles were struck in Philadelphia every year of the design.
		If few collectors sought uncirculated eagles by date, the number seeking proof gold was vastly smaller, with even the great 19th century collectors showing only casual interest in these costly coins.
		The remarkable Garrett family collection was one of the few to boast a nearly complete run of gold proofs of this era.
	www.independencecoins.com /CoinHistory_06.cfm (1269 words)

	Collecting Classic Proof Coins 1817 - 1916
		In the case of proof coins of the 1858 to 1916 era, a basic type set would contain 20 coins, each of which is noticeably different.
		Not only is it a Proof only date, but it also has the second lowest mintage of all the Proof three cent pieces, just missing the top honors by ten pieces to the 1865, with mintages of 510 and 500 pieces respectively.
		It does have the lowest Proof mintage of the series, but most of the mintages of the later 1860’s through mid 1870’s are only marginally higher, and the same goes for the number of survivors.
	www.alaskacoinexchange.com /Articles/Classic%20Proofs.htm (6903 words)

	Welcome To Pre 1916 Proof Coins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Their beauty is the result of being struck twice on specially prepared planchets, handled carefully at the mint, then being taken special care of by collectors through the decades that followed.
		No classic Proof coin has a mintage of over 6783 pieces, and time has reduced their numbers to the limited quantities that survive today.
		While it may seem counter-intuitive to collect coins that few others are interested in, it allows the collector to acquire coins that are far rarer than he or she could ever afford in a popular series.
	www.pre1916proofs.com (236 words)

	Gold 'n Coins - Your Source for Numismatic Collectibles
		The Guide Book of United States Coins defines a proof coin as "a specimen striking of coinage for presentation, souvenir, exhibition, or numismatic purposes." Proof coins generally exhibit an extremely brilliant, mirrorlike surface and have a degree of sharpness of detail normally lacking in regular circulating coinage.
		A proof set contains one coin of each denomination issued in a given year.
		Proof sets make excellent gifts and are often the first coins a beginning collector will acquire.
	www.goldncoins.com /proofsets.html (122 words)

	Sound Proof Room
		* a logical argument or a mathematical proof (proof theory).
		The unit is "degrees" (100 degrees proof, etc).
		What's invalid here is that the law of associativity does not hold for infinite sums that aren't absolutely convergent.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/189/sound-proof-room.html (784 words)

	Rare Coins and Numismatic Auctions: Rare Coins for Sale and at Auction: Heritage Rare Coins and Currency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Proof coins are made with special care, exclusively for collectors or investors and not struck for general circulation.
		Often, the fields of proof dies are highly polished to impart a mirrorlike finish, and the recessed areas are left unfinished to create frosted devices.
		This was an experimental Proof surface used mostly on U.S. gold coins of 1909 and 1910.
	www.heritagecoins.com /features/glossary.php (10759 words)

	The CoinSite - Numismatically Speaking
		The history of coinage in Canada during the first half of the 19th Century closely parallels that of the United States of America during the 18th Century.
		Nonetheless, there were brief periods that saw the use of gold pieces as a circulating medium, and the various types form a fascinating historical heritage.
		The Hawaiian coinage system provided for a unit known as the dala, which was based on the American dollar.
	www.coinsite.com /content/Articles/INDEX.asp (660 words)

	Telesphere Numismatics - Coin Collecting Books - U.S. Proof Coinage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Proof sets offer the collector an opportunity to enjoy coins at their finest.
		Cameo and Brilliant Proof Coinage of the 1950 to 1970 Era by Rick J. Tomaska.
		Author Rick Tomaska has specialized in 1950 to 1970 cameo proof coinage since 1981 and has collaborated with some of the major third party grading services to establish cameo grading standards.
	www.telesphere.com /books/proofcoinage.html (410 words)

	«Denomination»
		As that demand presented itself, it is my contention, that the mint management authorized the use of previously used proof dies, that had the W mintmark on them, for use in the commercial bullion program.
		Another argument for this categorization of Emergency status is that none of the W mint-marked bullion coinage was discovered until long after the last 1999 issue had been struck, indicating that these were among the last coins struck and sold.
		All three are guaranteed proofs, are toned similarly with deep mirrors and are all at least choice.
	www.juliancoin.com /usinv.htm (2908 words)

	FROM YOUR EDITORS
		Proof sets produced between 1936 and 1964 were packaged in one means or another that did little to protect the coins from getting bumps, scratches, nicks, or dings.
		These slabbed proofs appear to be wildly popular at the moment, but tastes change and eventually every area of numismatics moves out of favor.
		All modern proof sets and commemorative coins are bought and sold in their original cases and capsules.
	www.alaska.net /~nakata/nov2000.html (3147 words)

	Regular issue coinage -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A term that distinguishes coins created for commerce from (additional info and facts about commemorative coin) commemorative coins.
		Regular issue coins are normally produced in relatively large numbers, and are primarily meant to be used as pocket change, not collected.
		Because special collector coins such as proof coinage were produced in smaller numbers, the regular issue coins often are more valuable in high grade than their (A formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it) proof counterparts.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/R/Re/Regular_issue_coinage.htm (95 words)

	Proof - TheBestLinks.com - Alcoholic beverage, Coin, Photograph, Logical argument, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Proof - TheBestLinks.com - Alcoholic beverage, Coin, Photograph, Logical argument,...
		Proof, Alcoholic beverage, Coin, Photograph, Logical argument, Mathematical...
		This is a disambiguation page, i.e., a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Proof.html (178 words)

	Collectors Universe
		Interests are Proof sets mainly.I collect any coin or exonomia if its interesting.I enjoy collecting early US coinage,to modern mint-state coins and all the great stuff in between.
		World coinage, I collect Swedish(as I am a Swede) As a passing thought, a family member sailed on the Kalmar Nyckel to the now USA in 1638.
		I have a lot of Proofs, I know a lot of collectors are not BIG on Kennedy, but I have mostly proofs, of the wonderful half dollar.
	forums.collectors.com /memberlist.chtml?task=listmembers&catid=26 (8935 words)

	ipedia.com: Proof Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The word proof can mean: originally, a test assessing the validity or quality of something.
		a rigorous, compelling argument, including: a logical argument or a mathematical proof.
		This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
	www.ipedia.com /proof.html (175 words)

	HBF Core Collection - Browsing object 6001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		At the time, Government officials desired to prepare presentation sets of United States coinage for foreign heads of state.
		The famous King of Siam Proof Set is an example, containing 1834 Proof coinage along with an 1804-dated silver dollar and eagle.
		This pattern eagle, struck in silver, was probably struck at the same time as the gold examples for the Proof set.
	www.harrybassfoundation.org /objects.asp?id=6001 (99 words)

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