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Designations are segmented by:

Color: (Half Cents, Large Cents, Small Cents, Two Cent pieces and some patterns): Red (RD) (95% or more original red visible); Red & Brown (RB) (5% to 95% or original red visible); Brown (BN) (Less than 5% of original red color visible).

Strike: Full Steps (FS) (Jefferson Nickels), Full Bands (FB) (Mercury and Roosevelt Dimes), Full Head (FH) (Standing Liberty Quarters – Types 1 and 2), Full Bell Lines (FBL) (Franklin Halves).

Surface Reflectivity or Contrast: Prooflike (PL), Deep Mirror Prooflike (DMPL), Cameo (CAM), Deep Cameo (DCAM).

Below are Proxiblog articles about each of the above designations.