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Posted 12/24/2015 10:23 pm
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The 1971 through 1980 commemorative silver dollars were classified by the RCM as being "Specimen" strikes not BU - all of canadian_coins fantastic images are of Specimen SDs not BU coins.
The 1971 through 1980 commemorative silver dollars were classified by the RCM as being "Specimen" strikes not BU - all of canadian_coins fantastic images are of Specimen SDs not BU coins.
Actually, in terms of strike quality, 1981 to present are still specimen quality. The lined finish on other "specimen" coins post-dating 1996 and the mirror "BU" finish we see on the single cased silver dollars are recent descriptive terms. "BU" coins from 1981 to present are still struck in Ottawa, exactly the same way that "Specimen" coins were struck from 1971 to 1980.
I am not saying it is correct nomenclature, it is a grey area when looking at the strike quality of coins. US third party grading companies have wrestled with this with mixed results. They would consider ultra heavy cameo proof-like strikes with fresh dies to be proof strikes, by US standards. Do we grade and classify these coins by what the mint tells us they are, or by their strike qualities?
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