Specimen Strike See also Specimen.
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Specimen Strike
See Also -- Specimen
splotchy toning
Color that is uneven, both in shade and composition.
Specimen Strike
splotchy toning
Color that is uneven, both in shade and composition.
Specimen Strike
Also see: Specimen
Split grade
A coin whose obverse grade is different from its reverse grade. Examples: MS-63/65 or Proof 63/60.
Specimen/Specimen Strike
Term used to indicate special coins struck at the Mint from 1792-1816 that display many characteristics of the later Proof coinage.
Proofs and Specimen Strikes - These coins were produced especially for collectors. Usually, they are struck twice to bring out the full design in great detail.
SP
Short for Specimen Strike.
Spade Money
Early form of proto-coinage produced in China from about 800 BC to about 200 BC, made in the shape of agricultural spades. Issued at the same time as Knife Money.
Abbreviation for Specimen Strike.
Spark-erosion die
A die made by an electrolytic deposition method. Because the surfaces of the die are very rough (a result of the process), they must be polished to remove surface imperfections.
Mint in 1965, 1966 and 1967 SP Short for Specimen Strike. spark-erosion die A die made by an electrolytic deposition method. The surfaces of such a die are very rough, so they usually are extensively polished to remove the "pimples.
The Professional Coin Grading Service designated it a "specimen strike," meaning it likely was made as a presentation piece. The auction catalog description speculates the coin was "perhaps a special gift to a friend of the U.S.
So, for example, the 1910 3d has a line for the circulation strike and a line for the specimen strike. Each line contains the mintage and values for the coin in grades from F12 to MS65.
proof of record: A proof or specimen strike intended to represent a circulation piece produced for mint records
proof set: An official set of proof coins of the year ...
 See also: Struck, Strike, Specimen, Half, Coin
  
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