Can anyone help me to identify a half crown (Great Britan) 1893 PROOF, KM#782

Can anyone help me to identify a half crown (Great Britan) 1893 PROOF. How do we divide a PROOF from an UNC.   N#7858 

Thank you in advance

Krax59

Can we see a photo of yours please 

Sorry - I have not received it yet and I'm looking for details that vary from a normal Half crown in UNC.  Some examples of Great Britain coins have reeded edge and the PROOF coin have plain edge. For this coin is both variants with reeded edge. So - what should I be looking for when shall decide whether the coin is PROOF or UNC?

Proof is not a condition - it is a method of manufacturing.

Proof coins have sharper details than their business strike cousins as the proofs are struck multiple times.

Look at this:

https://en.numista.com/forum/topic71641.html

Krax59

Sorry - I have not received it yet and I'm looking for details that vary from a normal Half crown in UNC.  Some examples of Great Britain coins have reeded edge and the PROOF coin have plain edge. For this coin is both variants with reeded edge. So - what should I be looking for when shall decide whether the coin is PROOF or UNC?

Proof coin planchets are highly polished before being struck; thus, you should look for mirror like surfaces in the fields.

Steve27

Krax59

Sorry - I have not received it yet and I'm looking for details that vary from a normal Half crown in UNC.  Some examples of Great Britain coins have reeded edge and the PROOF coin have plain edge. For this coin is both variants with reeded edge. So - what should I be looking for when shall decide whether the coin is PROOF or UNC?

Proof coin planchets are highly polished before being struck; thus, you should look for mirror like surfaces in the fields.

That's true today for most Proofs but in 1893?

Here's a Proof Morgan from 1893:

I don't have any proof UK halfcrowns of that era, but I have high grade circulation ones

This is a high grade 1894 of the same type as 1893 (Victoria, Old Head). There is not much wear but notice the fields are quite dull and there is no mirror like surfaces.

This is a proof half crown from much later (1937), but notice how the effigy has been polished and the fields are mirror like.

As far as I know, Proof coins have reeded edges too and will appear very shiny as well. Ones from 1893 are very scarce and valuable, more so that standard coins.

I would like to see this coin when you get it. Mainly as there are several so called Proof Victorian Half crowns coming out of Chinese faking mills at cheap prices.