Mintmark on Proofs: ‘Who Needs It?’
Dec 04, 2020
4 minutes
BY ROBERT R. VAN RYZIN
Proof coins have long been admired by collectors. This was as true in the 1960s as it is now. In the Dec. 14, 1964, issue of the Dallas Morning News, Brad Mills gushed:
“Proof coins are the ultimate in beauty in the numismatic field and are eagerly sought by collectors who tire of a complete diet of regularly minted issues ... In the strict sense of the word, a proof coin is a luxury item and not at all a necessity. Yet it is as much a part of numismatics as an expensive painting is of an art
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