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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brg5658, post: 2552112, member: 29751&quot;]Krause isn&#039;t the place to find reliable information on this issue.&nbsp; I will look in my copy of Giordano&#039;s <i>Portraits of a Prince</i>, which gives mintages (usually) and dates of manufacture for basically every Edward VIII medal, coin, token, etc.&nbsp; I&#039;m at work right now, so it will have to wait until I get home.&nbsp; Off the top of my head, I&#039;d guess what you posted is a modern (1986 or later) Coincraft creation, with a mintage possibly so great that it was not kept track of. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/brg5658/Research/giordano_ed8_book_zpsfvx8dfst.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>=======================================</p><p><br /></p><p>The older issues (from the 1950s) have much higher relief, and are full crown size (38-39 mm).&nbsp; Below is my example of the <b><u><span style="color: #b30000">original</span></u></b> proof in silver that Geoffrey Hearn created in the 1950s (X-M2A in Krause - <i><b>mintage of 100 pieces</b></i>). </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/brg5658/Photography-6/1936_XM2A_Proof_Hearn_NGC_PF66UC_composite_zpsfgo5ep1y.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The one posted by [USER=71642]@Stork[/USER] , despite the 1946 date on the label, was not minted in the 1940s.&nbsp; That piece is an example of the prooflike restrike of the silver proof.&nbsp; It is mis-attributed as X-M2A by ANACS, but it is actually X-M2B, and has a <b>mintage of 1,000 pieces</b>.&nbsp; My example of that issue is also below (also improperly attributed by NGC).&nbsp; The TPGs have a <i><b>REALLY</b></i> hard time getting these fantasy issues attributed correctly.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/brg5658/Photography-6/1936_XM2B_PLRestrike_Hearn_NGC_PF65_composite_zps7ltv7yuz.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The prooflike restrike can be differentiated from the original proofs via many characteristics, the most obvious is the &quot;broken&quot; numbering in the date.&nbsp; The rim is also much sharper on the original proofs, and the detail in the horse is deeper and more complete on the originals.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/brg5658/Photography-6/1936_Proof_vs_Prooflike_comparison_Hearn_zpsxlsi0pr2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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