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PROOF-LIKE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Numismatics
- Coining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- special coin
1, record 1, English, special%20coin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term was first used to mean the coins and the sets of current coins put aside for collectors from 1949 to 1953. During these years, by changing the dies more often and packaging the coins with care instead of bagging them, the Mint produced individual special coins and the Special Set of 1953 coins. In 1954, the Mint chose to label this quality of strike as "uncirculated", but the market had been using "proof-like", a term still widely accepted. 1, record 1, English, - special%20coin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The first special coin was the 1949 silver dollar commemorating the entry of Newfoundland and Labrador into Confederation. Small numbers of 1950, 1951, and 1952 coins (particularly dollars) and a small number of sets produced in 1953 were of special quality. 1, record 1, English, - special%20coin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Numismatique
- Monnayage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pièce de monnaie spéciale
1, record 1, French, pi%C3%A8ce%20de%20monnaie%20sp%C3%A9ciale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- monnaie spéciale 1, record 1, French, monnaie%20sp%C3%A9ciale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La Monnaie utilise d'abord le terme pour désigner les pièces et les séries de pièces qu'elle prélève avant l'ensachage (pratique en vigueur pour les pièces de la série courante entre 1949 et 1953). Puis, elle les rend encore plus spéciales en changeant les coins plus souvent et en emballant les pièces avec un soin particulier au lieu de les mettre en sac (c'est le cas de pièces individuelles entre 1949 et 1953 et d'une série en 1953). Vers 1954, la Monnaie désigne officiellement cette qualité de frappe «hors-circulation»; mais le marché a, entre-temps, utilisé l'expression «semblable à épreuve» qui a été largement admise. 1, record 1, French, - pi%C3%A8ce%20de%20monnaie%20sp%C3%A9ciale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La première pièce de monnaie spéciale fut le dollar en argent de 1949 soulignant l'entrée de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador dans la Confédération. Un nombre restreint de monnaies de 1950, 1951 et 1952 (particulièrement des pièces de un dollar), et, en 1953, un petit nombre de séries, furent frappées de qualité spéciale. 1, record 1, French, - pi%C3%A8ce%20de%20monnaie%20sp%C3%A9ciale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-07-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Numismatics
- Coining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Regular Set
1, record 2, English, Regular%20Set
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The name given the Uncirculated Set, before 1981 and especially from 1971 to 1981. 1, record 2, English, - Regular%20Set
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
From 1949 to 1953, coins or sets of current coins were put aside for collectors before being bagged; only a small number of coins struck by the Royal Canadian Mint were of "special" quality with the first "Special" Sets being produced in 1953. It was in that year that the the Mint chose to label the quality internally referred to as "special"(and commercially known as "proof-like") with the official designation uncirculated. Between 1954 and 1970, "Uncirculated" six-coin Sets were produced, housed in a piece of white cardboard with cellophane which was replaced by a flat, clear polyester pouch from 1961 onward. From 1971 to 1981, this set of coins was marketed as the "Regular Set". First singly-struck, then double-struck since 1977, it was given the same brilliant, polished finish. In 1981, it was once again named the "Uncirculated Set". 1, record 2, English, - Regular%20Set
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Numismatique
- Monnayage
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- série «ordinaire»
1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9rie%20%C2%ABordinaire%C2%BB
former designation, correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ensemble régulier 1, record 2, French, ensemble%20r%C3%A9gulier
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom de l'ensemble hors-circulation avant 1981 et surtout de 1971 à 1981. 1, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9rie%20%C2%ABordinaire%C2%BB
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
De 1949 à 1953, des pièces individuelles ou de la série courante étaient retirées de la circulation avant l'ensachage pour répondre à la demande des collectionneurs; seul un petit nombre de pièces frappées par la Monnaie royale canadienne étaient de qualité «spéciale», une première série complète (ou plutôt, un premier ensemble) étant frappée en 1953. C'est alors que la Monnaie décida de désigner officiellement par «hors-circulation» la qualité de frappe qu'elle nommait «spéciale» à l'interne et que le marché numismatique avait fait connaître comme «semblable à épreuve». Entre 1954 et 1970, des ensembles hors-circulation de six pièces étaient offerts dans un cartonnage blanc recouvert de cellophane, formule qui fut remplacée par un sachet plat de plastique transparent à compter de 1961. De 1971 à 1981, cet ensemble était produit sous le nom de «série "ordinaire"»; d'abord frappées une seule fois, puis deux à partir de 1977, les pièces avaient toujours le même fini brillant caractéristique. En 1981, la Monnaie le renomma «ensemble hors-circulation». 1, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9rie%20%C2%ABordinaire%C2%BB
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Comme ce groupe de pièces n'est pas une série mais un ensemble, et que «Regular» devrait se rendre par «régulier», on dirait aujourd'hui «ensemble régulier». 1, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9rie%20%C2%ABordinaire%C2%BB
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-01-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Numismatics
- Coining
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- "special" quality
1, record 3, English, %5C%22special%5C%22%20quality
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
From 1949 to 1953, an internal designation at the Royal Canadian Mint for the quality of strike superior to circulation but inferior to specimen. 1, record 3, English, - %5C%22special%5C%22%20quality
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term was first used to mean the coins and the sets of current coins put aside for collectors from 1949 to 1953. During these years, by changing the dies more often and packaging the coins with care instead of bagging them, the Mint produced individual "special" coins and the "Special" Set of 1953 coins. In 1954, the Mint chose to label this quality of strike as "uncirculated", but the market had been using "proof-like", a term still widely accepted. 1, record 3, English, - %5C%22special%5C%22%20quality
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Numismatique
- Monnayage
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- qualité «spéciale»
1, record 3, French, qualit%C3%A9%20%C2%ABsp%C3%A9ciale%C2%BB
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Entre 1949 et 1953, désignation interne à la Monnaie royale canadienne pour une qualité de frappe supérieure à celle de la monnaie courante mais inférieure à la qualité spécimen. 1, record 3, French, - qualit%C3%A9%20%C2%ABsp%C3%A9ciale%C2%BB
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Monnaie utilise d'abord le terme pour désigner les pièces et les séries de pièces qu'elle prélève avant l'ensachage (pratique en vigueur pour les pièces de la série courante entre 1949 et 1953). Puis, elle les rend encore plus «spéciales» en changeant les coins plus souvent et en emballant les pièces avec un soin particulier au lieu de les mettre en sac (c'est le cas de pièces individuelles entre 1949 et 1953 et d'une série en 1953). Vers 1954, la Monnaie désigne officiellement cette qualité de frappe «hors-circulation»; mais le marché a, entre-temps, utilisé l'expression «semblable à épreuve» qui a été largement admise. 1, record 3, French, - qualit%C3%A9%20%C2%ABsp%C3%A9ciale%C2%BB
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-01-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Numismatics
- Coining
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- uncirculated (1949-1952)
1, record 4, English, uncirculated%20%281949%2D1952%29
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Around 1949-1952, the Royal Canadian Mint chose to label as "Uncirculated" all "special" coins that were not of specimen quality. These coins were soon designated "proof-like" by a Toronto coin dealer; although this second term became widely accepted in the numismatic trade, it was never adopted by the Mint. 1, record 4, English, - uncirculated%20%281949%2D1952%29
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Numismatique
- Monnayage
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- «hors-circulation» ou «fleur de coin» (1949-1952)
1, record 4, French, %C2%ABhors%2Dcirculation%C2%BB%20ou%20%C2%ABfleur%20de%20coin%C2%BB%20%281949%2D1952%29
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À compter des années 1949-1952, la Monnaie royale canadienne produisit des pièces de qualité «spéciale». Elle désigna «"hors-circulation" ou "fleur de coin"» toutes les pièces qui n'étaient pas de qualité spécimen. Un marchand de Toronto utilisa plutôt «de qualité "semblable à épreuve"», expression qui fut largement admise chez les numismates même si la Monnaie ne l'a jamais adoptée. Par la suite, la Monnaie laissa tomber «fleur de coin» pour ne conserver que «hors-circulation» afin de distinguer sa qualité de frappe de celle désignée ainsi en Europe. 1, record 4, French, - %C2%ABhors%2Dcirculation%C2%BB%20ou%20%C2%ABfleur%20de%20coin%C2%BB%20%281949%2D1952%29
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1997-01-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Numismatics
- Coining
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- prooflike
1, record 5, English, prooflike
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- proof-like 1, record 5, English, proof%2Dlike
correct, adjective
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, 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 5, English, - prooflike
Record number: 5, 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 5, English, - prooflike
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
See related term: uncirculated (1949-1952). 1, record 5, English, - prooflike
Record 5, Key term(s)
- proof like
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Numismatique
- Monnayage
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- semblable à épreuve
1, record 5, French, semblable%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9preuve
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- de qualité «semblable à épreuve» 1, record 5, French, de%20qualit%C3%A9%20%C2%ABsemblable%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9preuve%C2%BB
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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