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Message:: [QUOTE="Clinker, post: 172734, member: 6229"]In all probability your collection contains at least one proof coin or proof set.struck in the United States of America or some other country. Do you know Brazil does not have a word or phrase, written or spoken, in their language denoting "proof"? All English speaking nations have struck proof coins and/or proof sets or have contracted with other nations' mints or private mints for the striking of proof coinage. Do you know all coins, including proofs, are struck on identical coin minting equipment? A coin made in Austrailia, France, England, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Canada, Mexico, China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey or any other country minted by their own mints or a coin produced by private mints, such as, Franklin Mint, South African Mint Company, Mietens and Partner Gmbh, Pobjoy or other private mints produce the same quality coins (business strike to business strike) (proof strike to proof strike)? Long gone are the days when countries tried to keep their minting equipment and minting methods secret from each other. There are only a handful of companies who manufacture coin presses, bins, belts, polishing machines, etc. As to a country's language numismatical reference to a "proof" coin or set; here are a few you may be interested in: Denmark and Norway numismatists use "M". Finland coin collectors write "00".The French write "FB", but say, "Flan Bruni". Our friends in Germany write "PP", but say, "Polierte Platte". Our Italian contemporaries write "FS", but say. "Fond Specchio". In the Netherlands they write and say, "Proef". Our Spanish counterparts write and say, "Prueba". The Swedish collector writes and says, "Polerad". Clinker[/QUOTE]

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