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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iPen, post: 2339042, member: 69760&quot;]Canada seems to pump out some nice proof-like coins. I remember reading from various threads that proof dies were used to make MS proof-like coins. But I also came across a site that claims that you can tell a proof version of the 1964 Canada dollar by looking at the fine &quot;dimpling on the shoulder&quot; (excerpt from the site below):</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><font size="4">&quot;1964 dollars exist as specimen strikes from official specimen sets, and usually have a deep cameo, with very good strikes lacking the find [sic] dimpling on the shoulder seen on Proof-like strikes&quot;</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/modern/cddollar.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/modern/cddollar.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.calgarycoin.com/modern/cddollar.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Is this dimpling referring to the bottom perimeter of the bust?</p><p><br /></p><p>I can see in one example from Numista&#039;s page that the bust&#039;s bottom area is noticeably flatter than most other examples - is that a proof? (first image below) Whereas, a TPG graded example shows an angled bottom area (I&#039;m not sure which TPG but it looks like an older grading and I&#039;m not sure how reputable they are).</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Pics from the &#039;net.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static-numista.com/catalogue/photos/canada/g1114.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]475032[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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