What Does PL in MS66 PL stand for? Thanks!

[Seafury007]

Hello,

 

I am looking at coins and seeing a lot of PL designations. What does it stand for? Does anyone know where the terms or a dictionary of these symbol types are identified on NGC's site? I don't see PL in their glossary and the grading service is NGC that is using this designation.

 

Thanks, Robert

[gmarguli]

PL = Prooflike.

DPL = Deep Mirror Prooflike.

[michael]

pl means prooflike

 

private message me for anything you do not understand on any slabs or any coin questions i have been playing this game for close to 40 years and i would be happy to answer anything usa coin realted for you

 

in general coins off fresh polished dies depending on thew series of coins sometimes come prooflike

 

ngc has started to designate regular business strike coins as pl within the last year or so

 

michael

 

 

for series like morgan dollars that are usually seen with much more frequency as pl or dmpl dpl deep mirror prooflike and collected as such with a huge following they have been designating these designations lots longer than other business strike coins

[Seafury007]

Alright! I Thank You very much!

[michael]

what do ytou collect seafury? waht interests you in usa federal coinage??

 

 

 

michael

 

and welcome to the boards

[davefperry]

This is a good site for coin acronyms. And Michael and others know their coins so don't be afraid to ask.

[Leothelion]

PL stands for prooflike. So.........what is prooflike?

PL Proof Like. Business strike, with mirrored planchet.

What is a mirrored planchet?

 

Perhaps a better definition of PL is in order here? Anyone?

 

Leo

[davefperry]

Here's a pic of an NGC PL Morgan from this auction .

[michael]

well pl for me is simple prooflike

 

like a proof ..........

 

but still not a proof

 

so for me i see a business strike

 

and so

 

a business strike that has reflective surfaces is to me what pl prooflike means

 

but not a deeply mirrored proof coin made especially as a proof

 

pl like a proof but still not a proof as it has qualities like a proof ie. the mirror surfaces but that is as far as it goes

 

usually most understand it this way just by studying/ looking at coins in general

 

michael