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Kilerclown25

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Opened my first box today and it had 2 proof enders and the box gave up a nice total of 13 proofs!
1992,1993,1999,2004,2005,2006,2009x2,2010,2011x2,2012x2 all proofs! Must have been a collection of them dumped, no silver in the box but I'm still happy with it. :)

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You suck! Nice score! I still haven't found any proofs! Hopefully the two boxes I pick up tomorrow will have at least one keeper! good hunt!
 

Good luck! These 13 where the first I have ever found! I have done more that 40 boxes and today's my first proof so it can take a while! Hope you get lucky!
Also my second box had 2 1968's no proofs
 

Ok, I have a (dumb) question... Do proofs actually look black except the raised parts of the coin?
 

Not dumb! They are not black, the coin actually looks like a mirror on the low parts and a bit frosted on the high parts of the coin. They are extremely shiny! The rims sometimes look wider than that of another normal half
 

boristhespider88 said:
Depends on the angle you hold it at.

They are not black, they have a 'mirrored' look to them.

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You can see the 'mirror' quality it possesses by looking at my thumb in this pic.

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- DS
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Thanks for the demo! I didn't even think to do that myself. Haha
 

Wow! Thanks guys! I would guess they stick out like sore thumbs when you are looking through coins then?
 

68MUDSTUD said:
Wow! Thanks guys! I would guess they stick out like sore thumbs when you are looking through coins then?
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Yeah they really do! If your only rim searching it can be really hard to find them though. :P
 

Good to know. I always search dates. Except dimes. Then ill edge hunt. But maybe ill change that.
 

KC that's a lot of proof coins in one haul, are you going to place in some kind of folder, or just stack 'em?
 

Well as of right now I'm gonna stack them, I don't have a folder or binder for halves. Idk if ill get one or not. You think I should?
 

Kilerclown25 said:
Well as of right now I'm gonna stack them, I don't have a folder or binder for halves. Idk if ill get one or not. You think I should?
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I got an Intercept Shield album that I'm trying to fill right now. It's fun to do!

I got mine off eBay for about $8 (allegedly used as a store display). I've got probably 3/4 of it done (1964-2001 with proofs and silver proofs).

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Oh there are proof albums? Neato, ill have to check it out!

I have about 5-6 rolls of proofs laying around that ive found since I started hunting.

I find all of mine rim searching only, they definitely stick out! Thicker, and nice clean rims... Not as cool as finding silver, or a silver proof, but its still a keeper in my book.

ETA: I found a proof today, but someone spraypainted it, so I just chucked it back in the dump bag.


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