Newp Toned 1872 Seated Half Dime.

[rs8199]

This arrived today. I posted on the other board wondering if it could be a proof due to the cameo effect it has. Concensus is MS. Thought i'd post it here as well.

 

Sellers pics.

 

 

My pics.

 

 

 

 

[kryptonitecomics]

0% chance it's a proof.....100% chance I like it

[BillJones]

It is not a Proof. Ms. Liberty's head and the wreath are struck too weakly for that.

 

Here is a Proof half dime from the same era you can use as a comparison. This coin is an NGC PR-66.

 

[MikeInFL]

Pretty coin, but like Bill and Shane, I don't believe it is a proof.

 

If I had to guess it is a prooflike business strike caused by a relatively freshly-polished die giving the resulting coins more "flash" than "sparkle".

 

Congrats on your NEWP & thanks for sharing...Mike

[Oldtrader3]

It is not a proof but may have been struck on new dies as others have said. Nice half dime.

[EZ_E]

Pretty coin but some of the denticles are too mushy to be a proof.

[michael]

love the coin (thumbs u

 

but it aint a proof

[Dwaine]

Here are two coins for comparison:

 

This is an MS coin:

 

Here is the proof coin:

 

Not really the best proof example as it shows more of the background color instead of the coin design.