morgans, pls v. dmpls

lava

I was sorting through my prooflikes to decide which are worthy for submission for upgrade to dmpl, and when I finished going through all of my coins, I was surprised by the number of coins I thought might upgrade, which got me thinking that maybe I'm missing something.

Is there a clear bright-line test for assigning a pl versus a dmpl designation. If not, can you offer some guidance as to how collectors might help distinguish between dmpls and pls.

On a related note, I keep hearing PCGS is getting tougher on its dmpls. Any truth in that?

As always, any help is very much appreciated.

homerunhall

For raw coins, you should hold your finger about 6 inches from the coin. If you can see the reflection clearly, it's probably a DMPL. It's a little tougher when they are already in a holder, but check out the reflection.

I don't think PCGS is any tougher on DM than it had been for the past few years. I certainly haven't heard anything in the grading room about it.

Thanks,

David