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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3173054, member: 112&quot;]For many, many decades the term Specimen was only used or applied to coins which were minted <b>before</b> 1817 that had <u>Proof-Like surfaces and many Proof characteristics.</u> But, they were not specifically or intentionally struck as Proofs. It is said that the 1796 silver coins are a good example.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is and always has been the traditional criteria necessary for a coin to be designated as a Specimen coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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