1964 Canadian Dollar - PROOFLIKE

Received this today, haven't seen this much reflectivity on many business strikes. .800 Silver, 1.2 million prooflike struck. Thought I would share her with you

 

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It almost looks polished.

 

Many, if not all, Canadian coins...silver dollars at least of that era and maybe halves and other...seem to be this way...not sure if it's something with the preparation/minting process or not...seems like I read something on this but can't recall specifics and unfamiliar enough with their coins (but have a bunch).

 

Must have something to do with the process, as they list a quantity of prooflike strikes in their mintage figures, which suggests a deliberate attempt to differentiate a portion of the mintage from business strikes.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces455.html

 

The proof-like strikes were made for mint sets. It also isn't unusual for the business strikes to be a bit reflective (although not to the extent the set coins are), especially on the higher denominations.

 

I have a dozen or so of 1962's and many of them have a mirror finish.

 

This is a wright up on Canadian PL ( Proof Like ) coins from the 2019 Charlton Standard Catalogue Canadian Coins 72nd Edition.

 

This was a circulating commemorative, not from a mint set

 

Very polished.

 

Interesting thankyou. The OP images were to show the reflectivity, these are shot with normal lighting to show them in their natural state, dings, scratches et al.

 

Like many Canadian coins, it is a very good looking one, but does it have increased value?

 

Simple to do with a polishing rag.

 

Here is my proof Canadian $5 silver commemorative coin.

 

Not sure about the last post relevance. The devices and field do have a polished effect but the lettering does not so vote against the polishing...

 

This is why I posted this is to demonstrate that the letters are not polished. You have a keen eye.

 

They generate slightly more than the business strikes but not much. More important is they look better than the business strikes and even though this is a circulating commemorative, I think people were more inclined to keep these out of circulation. My Mother and 3 Sisters have lived in British Columbia for 41 years and when they spot something I would be interested in, they send it.

 

I too, have noticed that not just Canadian silver coins, but also their regular coins usually have a highly polished background, like this that I found in a CoinStar a few weeks ago.

 

I would put a polishing rag to the proof coin, and put it in a plastic slab. But, that's just me.

 

Looks plated. I was going to say over-dipped, but that surface looks laid on stronger.

 

Nice. It is nickel plated steel and they strike with a very shiny, reflective finish