Question About PL Silver Dollars.

Macbane...No problem at all and very good question. The coin removed from an uncirculated set will not change what it was, be it prooflike, specimen, or NBU etc. The RCM has changed what it calls uncirculated sets over the years. Most pliofilm sets where called prooflike sets. I'm primarily a collector of 1967 and earlier coins. so someone will give you info on the sets issued after 1967.

At some point some people started objecting to the post-silver uncirculated set coins being called PL.

ICCS uses an NBU comment, meaning numismatic BU, and MS grading (e.g. MS-67 NBU).

CCCS uses a unique Unc designation (e.g. Unc-67)

Charlton lists MS grading, and added NC meaning non-circulating (e.g. MS-67 NC) and refers to the sets a BU uncirculated. Charlton lists 1967 and earlier in the numismatic section/volume, whereas 1968 and onward are in the collector coin section/volume.

Looking at a 2003 Charlton, they were still referring to 1968-1980 as PL. But, designated 1981 onward as "Uncirculated" claiming the mint classified them as such in 1981.

For Charlton, it looks like cameo effect perhaps was one determining factor in their thinking. Whereas cameo was a common feature of silver PL, nickel being much harder didn't easily take a cameo effect. There certainly are cameo nickel unc. set coins, but I don't think the effect is as attractive, and it doesn't seem to be a major consideration among collectors.

The 2003 Charlton designates the relief of 1967 and before as Ca. (Cameo) or Br. (Brillian), while only designating Br. for 1968 and onward.

Considering cameo was a somewhat accidental affect of the die preparation, and not universal to the production run, it seems odd that such an effect is being used to designate the finish.

Another twist is that PL is also used for US coins.

Did Charlton get the term from the US?

SPL - Semi-proof-like
PL - Proof-like
DMPL - Deep mirror proof-like

I have 2 of each, 1962 & 1963 $1. Individually packaged the same as your pictures, so they were sold that way for those years for sure.
My uncle bought them when released and had them until I inherited them last year.
I also have the sets from 1961 to 1966, several of each.

The '71 silver are not PL by our Canadian definition, they are specimen strike.
Nickel '71 dollars in the clamshell are also specimen.
Only '71 dollars in pliofilm sets are PL.
Some may say '71 dollars from custom sets are also PL,but they're not.
Is this confusing yet?

i am unaware of any single silver dollar coins being issued individually in a single packet of plastic wrap. Are these coins not just cut from proof-like sets..?

so are 1950-1952 PL silver dollars worth more due to rarity ?