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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheGame, post: 8102300, member: 82655&quot;]Short answer: What &#039;specimen&#039; means depends on the country, time period, and collectors&#039; attitudes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Long answer: At that point in time, Canada had three finishes: circulation, proof-like, and specimen. Proof-like coins, I believe, were struck using highly polished dies but otherwise similar to the circulation coins. Specimens were struck using &#039;prepared&#039; dies and usually struck twice. In my experience it can be tough to discern a proof-like and specimen coin on finish alone, but luckily this is only an issue for circulating denominations.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Specimen does indeed slot in between proof-like and proof in the hierarchy of finishes for Canada (and below proof in most places that I&#039;m aware of). The key is that Canadian proofs use prepared dies <i>and</i> planchets, and Canadian proofs will always have cameo. The first Canadian proofs were commemoratives for the 1976 Olympics, and proof sets of the circulating denominations began in 1981.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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