When Did Specimen Coins Start Differing From PL Coins?

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wilsonwu89 Pillar of the Community Canada 707 Posts	Posted 04/19/2019 07:22 am So I haven't been on this forum in more than a few years. I stopped collecting. I've decided to get back into collecting and I'm really excited! No more price gouging NCLTs. I've decided to go back to basics and start a PL/SP/PR collection. I know early PL/SP collections are hard to distinguish but what year did SP start diverging from the PL in terms of radial lines starting to appear?! Edited by wilsonwu89 04/19/2019 07:23 am Report this Post to the Staff

silverwolf Pillar of the Community Canada 3733 Posts	Posted 04/19/2019 08:06 am 1996 I believe is the first year , the coins look like specimen strikes. with the finish you mentioned. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21645 Posts	Posted 04/19/2019 08:41 am In 1996 Specimen Sets introduced a parallel lined background. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9866 Posts	Posted 04/19/2019 12:04 pm 1996 and 1997 are the only years in which PL sets and SP sets contained the same coins. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
wilsonwu89 Pillar of the Community Canada 707 Posts	Posted 04/19/2019 9:51 pm Ive already started collecting PL coins. I just came to the realization I have no idea whether these coins are SP/PL. I opened random flips and just slotted them in because they looked pretty. Guess I have to restart this section. Sadly lol -_- (I went back to old threads with debate about what is SP/PL and seems you can't really tell unless you're an expert or know if it came in the pliofilm or not) Edited by wilsonwu89 04/19/2019 9:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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