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New Trueview of PL branch mint Trade Dollar
OriginalDan
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I really enjoy finding coins that don't break the bank and aren't even close to condition census quality but are still just really attractive and eye appealing. This one fits the bill for me, recently trueviewed and presented here for discussion.
I'd like to thank Phil for the great shot of this one, I imagine it wasn't easy to capture. PL Trade Dollars are quite scarce and this one has a really neat look, with fairly mirrored surfaces especially at the perimeter.
I'd like to thank Phil for the great shot of this one, I imagine it wasn't easy to capture. PL Trade Dollars are quite scarce and this one has a really neat look, with fairly mirrored surfaces especially at the perimeter.
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The late S mint coins do tend to come proof like as it appears that the tatic of polishing the dies was coming into vogue that carried over into the Morgan series. There just isn't enough survivors of PL trade dollars to make it a speciality unlike Morgan's.
here are a couple of my late branch mint PL coins none which are not as nice as yours .
I have an 1876-P that is PL, not sure how common that is. My 78-s DDR is "somewhat" PL.
Crypto thank you for showing a few other PL examples. There aren't many out there. Most that I've seen have been P mint coins that are made from retired proof dies, or could be impaired proofs themselves.
Kaz, there are proof like 76p's out there although they aren't too common. Post a picture if you have one. Here's another PL trade dollar, a 76p that unfortunately had a rougher life and is not mint state. Still a fun coin to hold and still shows plenty of PL flash.
Here's another that with semi mirrored surfaces, although it's muted from a dip or two. Some cameo contrast remains and if you look closely you can see the die polish marks around the devices. (it was really over polished.)
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The late S mint coins do tend to come proof like as it appears that the tatic of polishing the dies was coming into vogue that carried over into the Morgan series. There just isn't enough survivors of PL trade dollars to make it a speciality unlike Morgan's.
here are a couple of my late branch mint PL coins none which are not as nice as yours .
While the first coin is lovely, I don't think it would receive a PL designation (based on the images) if PCGS considered these coins for the PL designation. NGC does recognize PL coins, and I don't think they would place it in a PL holder either. Very nice coin!
<< <i>NGC does recognize PL coins, and I don't think they would place it in a PL holder either. >>
I kind of doubt NGC would put any of these in PL holders, the pops for PL trade dollars at NGC Is something like 5 or 6 total for the series. I have a hunch that most of those are probably proofs and not business strikes anyway.
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<< <i>NGC does recognize PL coins, and I don't think they would place it in a PL holder either. >>
I kind of doubt NGC would put any of these in PL holders, the pops for PL trade dollars at NGC Is something like 5 or 6 total for the series. I have a hunch that most of those are probably proofs and not business strikes anyway. >>
There are 25 listed in the NGC census for the series. Some of the pieces I have seen for sale lack the squared rims expected from a proof. I always find it hard to judge depth of mirrors based on photographs, but your coin in the original post looks like it would have a shot. I wish PCGS would start designating non-modern/non-Morgan Dollar coins as PL and DMPL. There are niche collectors, myself included, who actively pursue these.
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<< <i>NGC does recognize PL coins, and I don't think they would place it in a PL holder either. >>
I kind of doubt NGC would put any of these in PL holders, the pops for PL trade dollars at NGC Is something like 5 or 6 total for the series. I have a hunch that most of those are probably proofs and not business strikes anyway. >>
There are 25 listed in the NGC census for the series. Some of the pieces I have seen for sale lack the squared rims expected from a proof. I always find it hard to judge depth of mirrors based on photographs, but your coin in the original post looks like it would have a shot. I wish PCGS would start designating non-modern/non-Morgan Dollar coins as PL and DMPL. There are niche collectors, myself included, who actively pursue these. >>
Proof quality is notoriously poor with trade dollars. Looking for diagnostics based off of production quality can be madding. Trade guys go off 75% die pairs. Of course there are examples of pairs being used for both proof and BS so that isn't full proof either.
Complete Set of Chopmarked Trade Dollars
Carson City Silver Dollars Complete 1870-1893http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase.aspx?sc=2722"
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Box of 20
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<< <i>... There just isn't enough survivors of PL trade dollars to make it a speciality unlike Morgan's. >>
Less survivors is a good thing in my book. I have been looking at PR trade dollars for about a year now. But with these beauties, I may need to expand my gaze to PL. Just wonderful!
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