Uncirculated Vs. Specimen Vs. Prooflike

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D-Train Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 05/16/2018 7:33 pm OK so I've got a 1974 Winnipeg Centennial Dollar encapsulated and in a clam shell case. It seems this coin was released in several different version. I've seen pricing for circulated, uncirculated, specimen and prooflike. How can I tell by looking at my coin which one it is? I thought specimen and prooflike were basically the same thing? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

1960NYGiants Pillar of the Community United States 666 Posts	Posted 05/16/2018 7:37 pm If it is the silver issue then it is Specimen. The nickel PL's came in pliofilm sets. LM of RCNA Member of CATC Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10458 Posts	Posted 05/16/2018 8:23 pm Not so fast... nickel specimen strikes also came in clamshell single cases with blue interiors, as well... "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
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 05/16/2018 8:31 pm It can be confusing and I am not exactly sure if the silver one is a silver specimen, silver proof or silver prooflike? I am leaning toward the silver one being a silver specimen ( I changed my image, hope I'm right ). as there were proof-like ( Struck twice coins ) sets too between 1971 and 1976 which might include the one nickel specimen shown here. I like and have collected some of these semi modern commemorative dollars and stick to the silver issues. Earlier ones were .500 silver and later .800 silver. To top it off there is also a prestiege double dollar proof-like set with both a nickel and silver Winnipeg Dollar. I found an old book here. Pay no attention to the prices. At least on the unc version, I know there are varieties of the yokes on that ox inside the 100. Edited by TNG 05/16/2018 8:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Alex A Pillar of the Community 710 Posts	Posted 05/17/2018 08:17 am @D-Train, can you post some photos so we can take a look? Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21603 Posts	Posted 05/17/2018 08:25 am If it is in a clamshell, the colour of the case will tell you which coin it is. Black case- Silver Blue Case - Nickel Report this Post to the Staff
D-Train Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 05/19/2018 11:55 am Here's a photo. It seems I've got a silver specimen. So what do you guys think? It's kinda hard to tell since it's encapsulated and I don't want to crack it out to take better pictures. Also, JimmyD, what if my clamshell is burgundy? I have a 1970 Manitoba dollar in a burgundy clamshell. Edited by D-Train 05/19/2018 12:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
D-Train Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 05/19/2018 12:11 pm Since I have a bunch of double dollar proof sets as well, it seems I've got 3 of these dollars now. :) 3 different versions? Report this Post to the Staff
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