1974 proof Lincoln Cent with No S?

I've been seeing a few youtube vids about there being a 1974 Proof Lincoln Cent
in circulation and they don't have an S mint mark and supposedly it makes them extremely valuable. I'm just wondering if anyone knows the truth behind this.. I have a few 1974 with rims that resemble proof rims and they are very bright in color.. I won't say red because they are brighter than red. After 15 years of roll searching pennies, I've accumulated many that I never considered valuable but just interesting looking.

 

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Your best way to tell is to see it for yourself by looking up a 1974-S proof on the knowledge a no-S proof will look exactly like that except it won't have no I mean it won't have any S. In addition to the squared rims look for the mirrored as opposed to cartwheeled fields and the sharp, clear lettering, all diagnostic of proof minting. Just look one up on Google images. Yours isn't a no-S proof, it's a P-Mint business strike, and a somewhat handsome one, at that.

 

Thank you very much for your help. So, there is a possibility that No S Proofs made it out into circulation?

 

Here's 2 others I found interesting while roll searching.. the first one is so much more detailed compared to others it's almost impossible to assume it's just a business strike.

 

Totally agree. Another tell of Business Strike for this coin is the weak lettering of STA/STATES, the E/EPU and the lack of steps on the reverse. All of this would be strong and well defined on a proof…imo…Spark

@Prospector …please refrain from posting photos that are out of focus…TY.

 

Those aren't Proof Cents. Just normal Philadelphia Minted Cents.

 

One way that could happen is an inherited coin spent by a person who didn’t know what they had…lots of crazy stuff can happen…imo…Spark

 

Here's the reverse of this one.

 

All I'm trying to find out is if it's well known that proof " no S " have been found in circulation.

 

It’s not “almost impossible” to have good definition on business strikes.

A brand new business strike pair of dies would produce strong strikes with great definition for the first 100K (and more) of its’ cycle…imo…Spark

 

IMO…it is not well known…Spark

 

Yea, I just compared the rim width on these 2 and the 73 S Proof coin rim is a lot more wide than the 74 but the 74 still has a Proof-Like appeal to it.

 

Thanks for your help!

 

Look at the proofs posted and look at yours!

 

Your 74-S is a business strike, not a proof. For a proof coin to make it into circulation it would need to be broken out of the proof case that the mint packages them in.

 

It's not a 74 S

 

I highly doubt it.

 

My cell phone and I aren’t getting along too well as of later.

 

Proof rims are flat edge and square with 90 degree angles. One you see one, it will stick with you. As said , they are not proofs. Sorry, Jim