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A prooflike coin which exhibits a subdued, gray lustre. Although reflective, such a coin will not evidence the full brilliance of a cameo or brilliant prooflike coin. Not to be confused with impaired or dull prooflike pieces. Because of their subdued lustre, gray brilliant prooflikes are not as desirable as cameo or brilliant prooflikes.  1, fiche 1, Anglais, - gray%20brilliant%20prooflike

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See related terms: prooflike (noun), mirror depth, cameo contrast.  1, fiche 1, Anglais, - gray%20brilliant%20prooflike

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Fiche 2,  Justifications,  Anglais

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1. An Uncirculated coin having received a special minting treatment to give it a mirror surface which could hide minor imperfections due to the minting process permissible; a coin specially intended for collectors.  1, fiche 2, Anglais, - prooflike

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2. A coin struck early in the life of a pair of dies for current coins; it shows the fullest of lustre and no die wear even if given no special minting treatment.  1, fiche 2, Anglais, - prooflike

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1. Pièce n'ayant pas circulé et à laquelle on a accordé des attentions particulières à la frappe pour qu'elle obtienne un fini très lustré qui puisse cependant cacher des imperfections; pièce destinée aux collectionneurs.  1, fiche 2, Français, - semblable%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9preuve

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La MRC ne frappe pas ce genre de pièces.  1, fiche 2, Français, - semblable%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9preuve

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2. L'une des premières pièces destinées à la circulation mais frappées avec des coins neufs; elle a, en apparence, toutes les qualités d'une pièce au fini brillant hors-circulation et un relief brillant sur champ brillant, bien qu'elle n'ait reçu aucune attention particulière au moment de la frappe.  1, fiche 2, Français, - semblable%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9preuve

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On dit «semblable à épreuve» bien que la pièce n'ait aucunement les caractéristiques d'une pièce au fini épreuve numismatique, soit le relief mat sur champ brillant.  1, fiche 2, Français, - semblable%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9preuve

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Fiche 3,  Justifications,  Anglais

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A prooflike coin in which the reflective mirror finish is confined to the fields of the coin. The devices will evidence the natural frost of silver, thus producing a very striking contrast. Cameos are the most desirable of all prooflike coins.  1, fiche 3, Anglais, - cameo%20prooflike

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See related terms: prooflike (noun), mirror depth, cameo contrast, cameo (noun).  1, fiche 3, Anglais, - cameo%20prooflike

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Fiche 4,  Justifications,  Anglais

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A prooflike coin in which the polished mirror finish is evident in both field and devices, except for the lettering, the date, and mint mark. Because of the lack of contrast, brilliant prooflike coins will not usually appear to be as deeply mirrored as cameo prooflikes.  1, fiche 4, Anglais, - brilliant%20prooflike

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See related terms: prooflike (noun), mirror depth, cameo contrast.  1, fiche 4, Anglais, - brilliant%20prooflike

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Fiche 5,  Justifications,  Anglais

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Similar to "impaired proof".  1, fiche 5, Anglais, - impaired%20prooflike

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impaired proof: A coin struck as a proof but which is no longer in mint state, i.e. suffers some form of marking, hairlines, etc., usually through mishandling and/or poor storage rather than through actual circulation use.  1, fiche 5, Anglais, - impaired%20prooflike

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See related terms: prooflike (noun), prooflike (adjective).  1, fiche 5, Anglais, - impaired%20prooflike

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Fiche 6,  Justifications,  Anglais

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A coin that has been whizzed to imitate a true cameo prooflike by buffing the fields to a near-proof look and painting an acid on the devices to create a frosty contrast.  1, fiche 6, Anglais, - artificial%20cameo%20prooflike

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See related terms: cameo prooflike (noun), cameo contrast, cameo (noun).  1, fiche 6, Anglais, - artificial%20cameo%20prooflike

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Fiche 7,  Justifications,  Anglais

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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, fiche 7, Anglais, - prooflike

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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, fiche 7, Anglais, - prooflike

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See related term: uncirculated (1949-1952).  1, fiche 7, Anglais, - prooflike

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