单词 | proof coin |
释义 | > as lemmasproof coin proof coin n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > coining > [noun] > coin struck as specimen pattern1551 proof coin1853 proof1889 1779 J. Gerard Catal. Anc. & Mod. Coins & Medals 6 Proof pattern coins and medals, English and Irish.] 1853 Times 4 Apr. 1 Due notice will be given when the proof coins are struck. 1860 Harper's Mag. Feb. 334/2 We once saw an Egyptian peasant woman who had about half a peck of Roman coins... Some were proof coins. 1949 W. H. Sheldon Early Amer. Cents 1793–1814 i. 39 Proof coins were never struck for circulation... Proofs were first used as presentation pieces. 1969 Coin Investor 18 Jan. 3/1 The difference between a proof coin and a brilliant uncirculated one is that a proof coin has been specially struck on a highly polished die. 1992 Numismatist Mar. 303/3 Proof coins of the Philadelphia Mint were available to private collectors several decades prior to 1858. < as lemmas |
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