Is there a business strike with a proof die?

[makecents]

I thought someone here was talking about a proof die being used for business strikes in some situations. I know 68's are a bold strike anyway but this coin looked a little different to me. The fields look really flat and not concave like proofs do but the rims and color are not right for a proof.

Thanks for looking, Jon.

[GrumpyEd]

Jon,

It looks pretty much normal as a bus strike.

Maybe the S is making you more likely to think about proofs but there are lots of bus strike 68-S.

[makecents]

Jon,

It looks pretty much normal as a bus strike.

Maybe the S is making you more likely to think about proofs but there are lots of bus strike 68-S.

You are probably right about the S messing with me. Back to my question though. Are there situations where the proof die was used for business strikes?

[willbrooks]

You are probably right about the S messing with me. Back to my question though. Are there situations where the proof die was used for business strikes?

Yes, the WAMs and CLAMs are instances of proof dies being mistakenly used on business strikes and vice versa.

[makecents]

Yes, the WAMs and CLAMs are instances of proof dies being mistakenly used on business strikes and vice versa.

Ahhh, the WAMs and CLAMs. I did not realize that, just thought they were dies from prior or post years of what it should have been.

By the way Will, I finally found my first WAM this weekend!!

[GrumpyEd]

There are older coins, like old 1800s stuff where they find bus strikes that were made with the same dies that were used for proofs but later were striking regular bus strike coins.

The WAMs are sort of but they are different, they are reverse dies made with the proof hub BUT they were not prepared as proof dies, they were never dies that had been used on proofs, they're bus strike dies that were hubbed with the proof hub.

[GrumpyEd]

My point being, there is no bus strike WAM where the die was polished or frosted and there is no proof CLAM where to die was not polished and frosted. They are all stuff made with the wrong hub but prepared the right way.

[willbrooks]

There are older coins, like old 1800s stuff where they find bus strikes that were made with the same dies that were used for proofs but later were striking regular bus strike coins.

The WAMs are sort of but they are different, they are reverse dies made with the proof hub BUT they were not prepared as proof dies, they were never dies that had been used on proofs, they're bus strike dies that were hubbed with the proof hub.

My point being, there is no bus strike WAM where the die was polished or frosted and there is no proof CLAM where to die was not polished and frosted. They are all stuff made with the wrong hub but prepared the right way.

Right, good clarification. Thanks, Ed.

[makecents]

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