Would You Call This Proof Like Heavy Cameo Or Specimen?

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john517 Valued Member Canada 286 Posts	Posted 02/13/2013 9:27 pm Found this in my pocket today unfortunately it was dinged up a little bit before I noticed it hiding in there. A silver dealer I know sometimes slips them in my change he usually lets me know but this time I guess he forgot, shame. Report this Post to the Staff

noahs-numismatics Pillar of the Community Canada 3167 Posts	Posted 02/13/2013 9:33 pm It is a proof finish coin. You can tell because of the frosted devices. Report this Post to the Staff
RoyalSilver Pillar of the Community Canada 933 Posts	Posted 02/13/2013 9:34 pm Yep. Proof. Specimen would have no frosting. Great looking coin, too bad about the gash Report this Post to the Staff
Dcadon Rest in Peace Canada 1360 Posts	Posted 02/13/2013 9:46 pm Here is a comparable one on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/1983-1985-1...ht_774wt_952 Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10458 Posts	Posted 02/14/2013 11:40 am Since it came from a pocket (i.e., circulation), it would be graded as an 'impaired proof'. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
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