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You Vs ICCS.....1967 Silver Dollar

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 Posted 12/14/2014  07:55 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add wireman09 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Very easy to tell MS from SP and PL. In a short time you will be able to tell the difference immediately to.
The easiest way to tell the difference between MS and PL, SP, is the finish. The PL and SP are mirror finish and the MS are not. The devices are also much stronger and clearer on the PL,SP, than the MS. Just look at the differences in the fields and hair details about the ear in the two dollars shown. The MS are not mirror and the details are not as strong and clear as on PL, or SP dollars.
It's little harder to tell SP from PL as there very similar. The easiest way to tell them apart is by looking at the queens neck and shoulder. The PL are usually not as sharp struck as the SP in that particular area of the coin. With a little practice you will be able to tell them all apart in no time.
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 Posted 12/14/2014  08:15 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SilverDon to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Ah, many thanks wireman09, that is just what I was looking for,
great explanation, as I get more familiar, I'm sure it will
get easier to spot the differences. Cheers
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12/14/2014 08:17 am
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 Posted 12/14/2014  11:56 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add kbbpll to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks, it's really nice to have both coins on the same page. I can easily see the strike difference around the ear.
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I find the easiest way to differentiate between PL & SP is to look at the edges. On a PL, they are slightly rounded and the ribs do not go right to the edge, similar to a business strike.
A SP is double struck at a slower speed and the edges are square with the ribbing running right to the edge.
SilverDon, look at the edges of one of your NCLT coins.
These are SP edges.
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 Posted 12/14/2014  1:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SilverDon to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I knew there was something about the square rims,
on the specimen, thanks for that @JimmyD.
Mirror fields, frosted devices and square rims,
see close up.



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I don't think that the mirror or frosting can get any better than that example above me here... Beautiful..!!
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Thanks @Devlec, it is a nice specimen strike
from a 1967 set. @Slurexe97 has a great picture of specimen
coins edge on in this thread which helps to explain
the reeding going to the edge of a specimen coin
compared to a business strike.


https://goccf.com/t/188188
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yes those are all good pointers! excellent piece! I thought the coin would make a MS-64 but I was slightly off!
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