Another crazy PL 1996-D Washie!

morgansforever

Couldn't wait to get home to shoot it. I knew I had another 96 mint set with a PL Washie.
Don't know if it's truly PL, NGC will have to decide. Sure wish our host would PL this badboy.
All I thought about today at work was shooting this piece. This one is a bit cleaner that the other I posted yesterday.
NGC census, 1 1996-D in PL.
Here it is! Thoughts.............

EDIT: The best pic I could generate, gobs of luster and reflectivity going on

MsMorrisine

this is a lot nicer than the other one.

what are those "lines" in the reverse fields?

morgansforever

<<what are those "lines" in the reverse fields?>>

Luster, reflection, poor photography really don't know. This thing is blazin, that's all I know!

crazyhounddog

<< <i><<what are those "lines" in the reverse fields?>>

Luster, reflection, poor photography really don't know. This thing is blazin, that's all I know! >>



Blazin is the word bud!! So is your image, well done!

morgansforever

<<Blazin is the word bud!! So is your image, well done!>>

Thanks Dog Not only is it blazin, I can also clearly read the text in my RB, right off the surface.

EDIT: Why doesn't PCGS use the designation PL or DMPL on business strike coinage?

keets

i have found 1996-D Jefferson Nickels with a similar PL appearance.

stealer

<< <i><<Blazin is the word bud!! So is your image, well done!>>

Thanks Dog Not only is it blazin, I can also clearly read the text in my RB, right off the surface.

EDIT: Why doesn't PCGS use the designation PL or DMPL on business strike coinage? >>


Based off your username I would have expected you to collect Morgans....

Tdec1000

Looks at least 67 to me! I'd send that baby in!!

morgansforever

<<Based off your username I would have expected you to collect Morgans....>>

I do, but got caught up in the 96W Rosie, which came in the 96mint sets.
So I have a ridiculous amount of 96 mint sets, I mean ridiculous

LochNESS

If I find any '96 mint sets I'll be sure to think of you and look inside

I've got a stack of US mint sets but I don't remember any '96 ... Who knows maybe there's a BST in our future.

johnny9434

you going to get it slabbed? just wondering

joeykoins

That's SICK! I've never seen any '96 such as yours. Not even close to the one you have there.Man-n-n! Congrats. Beauuutiful!

relicsncoins

The rims almost look squared and knife edged as well.

cladking

<< <i>The rims almost look squared and knife edged as well. >>



This is almost typical for PL's since the late '80's. A few of these are simply extremely PL.

pf70collector

Very nice. Did know these even existed. So can this one be called a First Strike?

cladking

<< <i>Very nice. Did know these even existed. So can this one be called a First Strike? >>



No, almost certainly not.

Very early strikes show tiny die flaws and tend to have a little less luster even on PL's.

This one appears to be at least 100 coins into the dies' run.

morgansforever

I really wish PCGS would designate PL or DMPL for business strike coinage.
Text can be read off of the surface clearly, not blurry, not almost, clear as day.
The other isn't as clean but has the deep mirrors. NGC has graded 1 1996D in PL.

robertpr

Not really a modern guy, but damn, that's one I'd put in my collection for sure.

morgansforever

From ATS, someone else posted it.

Just a bit of information from the NGC census

NGC has graded 139,321 Washington Quarters dated from 1932-1998 (Eagle Back WQs).

Of those, NGC has designated 197 (0.14% or one out of about every 700 graded) as "PL" and a single coin as "DPL" -- the DPL is a 1992-D quarter.

The "PL" list is below, sorted from most graded PL to least graded PL:

1998 D (40 coins)
1990 P (38 coins)
1947 S (21 coins)
1972 D (19 coins)
1991 P (14 coins)
1989 P (10 coins)
1993 P (9 coins)
1950 S (5 coins)
1992 P (5 coins)
1992 D (4 coins)
1946 S (3 coins)
1968 (3 coins)
1972 (3 coins)
1989 D (3 coins)
1948 S (2 coins)
1964 D (2 coins)
1968 D (2 coins)
1987 P (2 coins)
1993 D (2 coins)
1995 P (2 coins)
1943 S (1 coins)
1969 D (1 coins)
1971 D (1 coins)
1988 P (1 coins)
1994 D (1 coins)
1994 P (1 coins)
1996 D (1 coins)
1997 D (1 coins)

LochNESS

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<< <i>Very nice. Did know these even existed. So can this one be called a First Strike? >>


No, almost certainly not. Very early strikes show tiny die flaws and tend to have a little less luster even on PL's. This one appears to be at least 100 coins into the dies' run. >>


So what you're saying is, FS's are typically not the most attractive coins? With all the FS buyers and premiums these days I'm just loving this