by Greg Johnson
There is a long history of considering proof and business strike coins of the same design to be distinct sets. It has been typical for a Liberty Seated collector to focus on either one or the other, with most people who are building business strike sets not doing the same with proofs, and vice versa.
Proof Liberty Seated quarters, which seem to have declined in popularity over the past 5-10 years, look almost, but not quite exactly like their business strike counterparts