1996-W NGC MS65 PL Dime- Picture

NumisOxide

This was one of my coins I sent to NGC recently. This coin has great mirrors. Mintage:1,457,000.

cladking

Looks nice.

These are not extremely unusual in PL but I don't know what it takes to get the designation.

NumisOxide

I checked the NGC Census for the population of 1996-W PL dimes but it does not list the pops for the ones given the PL or prooflike designation. How many PL ones have you seen graded by NGC? Thanks.

cladking

<< <i>I checked the NGC Census for the population of 1996-W PL dimes but it does not list the pops for the ones given the PL or prooflike designation. How many PL ones have you seen graded by NGC? Thanks. >>



I don't keep up with such things but judging by the low numbers of all dates that get the designation they
must have very high standards. The '96-W is about the same difficulty of finding in PL as the other dimes
of this era or perhaps slightly easier. About .5 to 1% of mint sets dimes from the '87 to '98 era will show
a significant degree of PL. Early mint set dimes are much more variable. Most of these either don't appear
as circulation issues or are excessively rare*.




*Perhaps some weren't rare as issued but these coins simply were not saved so they are rare now. In any
case, many were not seen when issued either.

NumisOxide

Thanks for the info cladking.