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It means "specimen strike."
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It means "specimen strike." Or special strike, depends upon who you ask (PCGS Coin Facts many times refers to SP as Special Strike, but the PCGS grading standards strike type calls SP a Specimen Strike) In any event, the holder of the referenced link to last year's Boys Town $5 Half Eagle Commemorative is mislabeled. It should say MS70 (if you verify the cert, the webpage indicates MS70) as there were no special (or specimen) strikes for that coin  Edited by BadDog
09/17/2018 10:39 am
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Satin finish Proof. SP = Satin Proof
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Edited by jst1dreamr
09/17/2018 12:44 pm
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That "Designations" description on the PCGS site only applies to "Specimen" strikes prior to 1817. It does not apply to SP-labeled coins like 1965-1967 SMS or last years Enhanced Uncirculated.
We discussed these very points in the previous thread I linked immediately above.
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Thanks, I was looking for an MS coin not a proof. Looks like a miss labeled ms coin.
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Thanks, I was looking for an MS coin not a proof. Looks like a miss labeled ms coin. Yup.  |
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Specimen, which means "We don't think it looks like a normal business strike and we don't know what else to call it. Stick around a couple years and we may call it something else."  |
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SPECIMEN. One strike from a die used to strike a proof coin twice. Also a specimen has avoided the minting distribution process. Die polishing marks can be seen by a 10x Mag.
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That might be true in Australia or Canada, it isn't true with US coins. |
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What SP that implies is Burnished, which is a different planchet from the Uncirculated. PCGS seems to keep the population and production numbers limited. Sometimes there is a premium for the Burnished planchets. I think that any time there is a special designation it commands more money in the aftermarkets.
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What SP that implies is Burnished, which is a different planchet from the Uncirculated. Which is still a silly distinction because all planchets are burnished as part of the cleaning process after annealing. |
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