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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1242328, member: 112&quot;]Chris your definition of Proof is quite true in many cases - meaning something that is produced for approval. The word proof is used when talking about an artist&#039;s piece to be used to make prints from. The word proof is used is when talking about photographs when you go and have your protrait done at a studio and they let you look at the &quot;proofs&quot; to pick out the one you like. But even those two things are different even though the same word is used. The artist&#039;s piece is the best they can produce. The picture proofs are far from the best, they are often even of inferior quality. But then they are only used so the customer can pick out the pose he likes best. So again, here we have the same word, with many similarities regarding usage, but with different and specific definitions.</p><p><br /></p><p>With coins it is no different, we have a different definition. And that is why we also have different words used to describe different things. When a coin was produced for approval that coin is called one of two things. It is either called a specimen or a pattern. But it is not called a Proof. And that is because a specimen/pattern is an entirely different thing than a Proof. </p><p><br /></p><p>And again, this is what screws people up - a Proof is not a thing. A specimen or a pattern is a thing. Proof is a method of manufacture. A specimen or a pattern is not a method of manufacture. And the definitions for these words only apply when you are talking about coins. They are specific to coins and to nothing else.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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