Any tips on differentiating between the 1957 P business strike coin and the 1957 P proof coin? 1 1

[CarolynSL]

Hey guys!

New user and collector here so bare with me. How do you go about telling the difference between a 1957 P business strike coin and the 1957 P proof coin? I’m having a tough time telling the difference between the two. 

[Mr.Bill347]

1957 had some excellent coins however a proof will almost always have a mirror finish where a regular coin will not mini won’t bare with you. I can’t bear the image! Lol. Pics would be nice too

[Mr.Bill347]

1. Gem brilliant
2. gem proof
3. pf67

[bsshog40]

Not the same year but basically the same difference.

 

Edited March 1, 2021 by bsshog40

[RWB]

The 1958-D photo has been so poorly enhanced that it is useless.

[DWLange]

The solution is always close at hand:

MS: https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/lincoln-cents-wheat-reverse-1909-1958-pscid-99/1957-1c-ms-bn-coinid-12840

PF: https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/lincoln-cents-wheat-reverse-1909-1958-pscid-99/1957-1c-pf-rd-coinid-63380

[RWB]

Good. Nice to direct members to an authoritative source.

[CarolynSL]

5 hours ago, DWLange said:

The solution is always close at hand:

MS: https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/lincoln-cents-wheat-reverse-1909-1958-pscid-99/1957-1c-ms-bn-coinid-12840

PF: https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/lincoln-cents-wheat-reverse-1909-1958-pscid-99/1957-1c-pf-rd-coinid-63380

THANK YOU!!!

[Sharann]

Well, I ran across some pennies yesterday that looked like they had a layer of bronze poured over them. They looked down right gaudy so I pitched them in a box. Now y'all have me thinking maybe I shouldn't have done that. They look like the bottom pic of the 1957. I reckon I am gonna have to dig them back out. 

[RWB]

19 hours ago, Sharann said:

Well, I ran across some pennies yesterday that looked like they had a layer of bronze poured over them. They looked down right gaudy so I pitched them in a box. Now y'all have me thinking maybe I shouldn't have done that. They look like the bottom pic of the 1957. I reckon I am gonna have to dig them back out. 

Cents and dimes are often used in cheap jewelry - plated and polished, etc to be shiny.