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Updated Research: Proof-Like Coins and Their Manufacture

Summary by CoinWeek
A newly discovered letter by Philadelphia Mint Coiner A. Loudon Snowden adds to our knowledge of how proof-like coins were made. While this new information introduces another layer of complexity into coin manufacture, it also helps explain the high proportion of proof-like coins – especially silver dollars – produced by mints at Carson and San Francisco during the 1880s. What Is A “Proof-Like” Coin? It is a regular circulation coin whose fields …
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CoinWeek broke the news in on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
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