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When is a "prooflike" not a "prooflike"?
FC57Coins
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Good evening David:
I've run into several mid 20th century coins, where the surfaces of the coin look prooflike to the naked eye. Upon closer inspection, one sees that the prooflike surfaces were imparted by extreme die polishing. The surfaces still reflect the required distance for prooflike, but they are not as smooth as you find say in a Morgan dollar. What criteria does PCGS use to designate prooflikes? And what if any differentiation do you make between the coins as described above?
Thanks!
Frank
I've run into several mid 20th century coins, where the surfaces of the coin look prooflike to the naked eye. Upon closer inspection, one sees that the prooflike surfaces were imparted by extreme die polishing. The surfaces still reflect the required distance for prooflike, but they are not as smooth as you find say in a Morgan dollar. What criteria does PCGS use to designate prooflikes? And what if any differentiation do you make between the coins as described above?
Thanks!
Frank
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Prooflikes have non-striated surfaces. If you tilt a striated coin, the mirror disappears. When PCGS graders look at prooflikes, they hold their finger a few inches away from the coin and check the depth of the reflection for PL versus DMPL. Then they tilt the coin to make sure it is not striated.
David