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Valued Member
United States
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Ok, here is a fairly common coin I thought was very nice with some golden rim toning on both obverse and reverse. It caught my eye because it seems to have some highly reflective qualities to it, I was worried though it may have been cleaned. It just didnt have any abrasive marks or that chrome-like quality I have been noticing with cleaned coins. Hopefully it looks as good to you guys, I still am trying to learn how to spot PL and DMPL, not that this coin is either. It was labeled BU and I got it in one of my recent bundle deals. I am interested in knowing what you all think.....   |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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It looks like a 64 to me.
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Pillar of the Community
Israel
2420 Posts |
Hard to say when pictured inside the holder.
Looks like it has a chance at 65.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5417 Posts |
I'll go lower than the others at 63
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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 MS-63. |
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Canada
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Valued Member
 United States
110 Posts |
Thanks for your input everyone, I feel like it is 64 in hand. I also feel like it is SPL, but I will have to take it out of the sleeve to confirm. I did take some pictures of it reflecting on a book of my daughters with the sleeve, I may post them for fun to see if you guys think it may have a chance at being semi proof like. I definitely want to send this in to be graded either way.
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Pillar of the Community
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It in no way looks proof like.
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Valued Member
United States
110 Posts |
Yeh, I figured it isn't, I think it has too much cartwheel luster be proof like. Like I said, still trying to learn how to tell the
PL coins apart in real life. Just hard to find ones locally to compare with...
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Pillar of the Community
917 Posts |
They will stand out for sure. When you have one you will know. Frosted devices and mirrored fields. I only have one PL but you can pick it out of the other morgans.
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Pillar of the Community
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SPL's can throw you off...
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Valued Member
United States
110 Posts |
Lincoln, I am probablly doing this all wrong, but I took these to demonstrate how eye catching this coin was, not to disprove you or anyone because you all know what you are talking about. Don't beat me up too bad! I dont think the holder is too reflective, even though I would prefer to do this with the coin out of its holder. I thought I read somewhere to use a 45-90 degree angle and use a small note card to show the letters on the mirrored surfaces of the coin. So the My Little Pony book and a more 45 degree angle than 90 degree angle is what happened! Anyways, I think your right Fade, SPL seems really hard to spot. What do you think this coin may grade at? You guys rock!   |
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I'm waiting to see it out of the 2x2 prior to rendering an opinion on grade.  A lot of people don't understand how difficult it is to get a PL designation on some years. '86 is pretty common. Here's an example of a raw coin I have that is SPL, but won't make PL.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Anywhere in the 63-64 range in my opinion
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Valued Member
United States
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Oh man, more motivation to take it out! I should be able to do that tomorrow, granted my light is working (no heavy clouds). Thanks for the example too, I totally get the exclusiveness of the designation in common years. Come to think of it, I don't see the big 3 (in coin talk that is) throwing SPL on their slabs out there at all that I can recollect. I probably am wrong but I don't recall seeing SPL or semi proof like on slabs. I will go look at some auctions and NGC's site....
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Pillar of the Community
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It's not an official designation, no, it's just used by collectors to describe coins with PL qualities that just aren't good enough to get there.
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Posted 11/26/2013 6:12 pm
