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Paulsz Pillar of the Community Canada 2187 Posts	Posted 01/17/2015 10:55 am Quote: So it looks like Paulsz was the only one to get it .... wrong. But I like your attitude in bucking the trend You gotta live life on the edge sometimes, even when it comes to coins Thanks for the fun! I was actually checking this post every hour yesterday and first thing in the morning toda, eager to see the results Edited by Paulsz 01/17/2015 10:56 am Report this Post to the Staff
Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2522 Posts	Posted 01/17/2015 5:48 pm SilverDon, if you can take larger pics of the obverse, like you did for the reverse, I would appreciate it Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDon Pillar of the Community Canada 2360 Posts	Posted 01/17/2015 8:44 pm Sorry for the quality of these, a couple layers of plastic. PROOF SPECIMEN Report this Post to the Staff
Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2522 Posts	Posted 01/18/2015 4:55 pm Thanks for the pics SilverDon. I can see the Specimen one is clearly struck better. Report this Post to the Staff
dialog_gvf Pillar of the Community Canada 1581 Posts	Posted 07/25/2015 12:28 am When did we start calling proof-like (PL), proof? PL < SP < PF Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDon Pillar of the Community Canada 2360 Posts	Posted 07/25/2015 10:40 am That would have been me starting that, the title should have read Proof Like vs Specimen. It is a PL coin. Report this Post to the Staff
dialog_gvf Pillar of the Community Canada 1581 Posts	Posted 07/25/2015 4:42 pm I think PL was always a misnomer. It should have been called SL (specimen-like). The reason PL came about was specimens tended to be brilliant finish (no cameo) and proofs had cameo. The PL cameo is an artifact of the way the dies were prepared. The dies were NOT deliberately prepared to generate cameo, and the affect only lasts for a small number of strikes. But, people thought it looked a little like proof when it had a cameo, and so Charlton coined the term "proof-like". Of course, the RCM never referred to them as proof-like, or anything other than selected uncirculated. Edited by dialog_gvf 07/25/2015 4:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDon Pillar of the Community Canada 2360 Posts	Posted 07/25/2015 6:40 pm Some contend that PLs go back to the 1949 Commemorative Dollar. I like the PL strikes, mirror fields and cameo devices and legends. The definition of Specimen has changed over the years as well, in the 70's brilliant devices on brilliant background. Now reverse proof. Report this Post to the Staff
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