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PROOF LIKE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-01-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Numismatics
- Coining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prooflike
1, record 1, English, prooflike
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- proof-like 1, record 1, English, proof%2Dlike
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of a coin having a surface as flawless and brilliant, or nearly so, as a proof due to the fact that it is - one of the first coins struck with fresh, new dies; - one of the coins struck from dies originally intended for proofs, then converted to ordinary coinage; or - one of the coins deliberately struck to resemble a proof but struck only once, like an ordinary coin, a highly polished blank being struck with highly polished dies. Coins so produced are sold to collectors as above-average specimens. 1, record 1, English, - prooflike
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The practice of striking special sets of coins using this method first began in Canada in 1953. Actually, the term "proof-like" was first used by a Toronto coin dealer, James E. Charlton, around 1954, as a descriptive for what the RCM had labelled publicly as "uncirculated". Even if the term was eventually widely accepted, the Mint never adopted it and has continued to use "uncirculated". 1, record 1, English, - prooflike
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
See related term: uncirculated (1949-1952). 1, record 1, English, - prooflike
Record 1, Key term(s)
- proof like
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Numismatique
- Monnayage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- semblable à épreuve
1, record 1, French, semblable%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9preuve
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- de qualité «semblable à épreuve» 1, record 1, French, de%20qualit%C3%A9%20%C2%ABsemblable%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9preuve%C2%BB
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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