An overall appearance of deep mahogany reveals olive and rose-violet highlights on the obverse and brighter violet with navy blue on the reverse. Definitive sharpness is seen on both sides, ending at raised rims and the finely polished edge. Central devices show every engraved detail, in addition to the frosted texture of the portrait and each relic of the finishing process. The reflectivity is more profound on the reverse than obverse, but it is clearly evident on both sides. Hairlines are noted under a glass, including a slide mark on Libertys jaw, but no significant contact marks, just a tiny raised speck after the second A of AMERICA. A natural "planchet chip" or struck through hides inside the rim near 12:00 on the obverse.This coin is listed twice on Rick Colemans 2004 census of this issue, as entry #9 and #12. Difficulty in establishing provenance chains has also made it challenging to determine exactly how many Proofs of this issue exist. Breen estimated "a dozen and a half" in his half cent encyclopedia. PCGS estimates "15-20 known" with 20 entries shown on their Population Report. Just two examples were displayed at the 2006 Half Cent Happening.
