Show us your one-sided PL/DMPL Morgans

I sure wish these were two-sided, especially the 1900. 1900 is super-rare in DMPL. I guess their die swapping was never synchronized favorably enough with the dies that were polished enough for DMPLs to make many.

 

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PL (or fairly close on the front) and brilliant on the reverse (but not pl)

 

Your, gonna have me looking for the shoulda, coulda, and would Halves.

 

Always leaves me wondering what went to the melting pot in 1918...

 

There are lots of those "Close but no cigar" coins, that have some cameo on one of the sides so as to look PL. Unfortunately, it takes the right amount of pressure and die polish to get a PL coin, and there really aren't that many in proportion to overall mintages of Morgans. So, enjoy those "close but not quite" coins for their reflectivity, contrast between devices and fields, and frost. If every coin were PL or DMPL, then the designation wouldn't mean anything.

 

I closest I have that are slabbed

 

The 79s isn't in any way prooflike. It is cleaned. Nor is the 81s. That is just a gem Morgan from a common date, that often has much luster.

 

My VAM 1B2 discovery coin...

 

I said closest The 79 was a disappointment just got graded in the last six months I bought it about 1978-80 with a designation MS63 DMPL from a reputable seller.I was young late teens at the time it may of been dipped by someone prior to the fella I bought it from.I by no means believe that he had anything to do with it he passed away about 10-15 years ago a very good Joe.

 

Hey, you asked. I told. Neither even close to prooflike. Those standards, especially with those dates are very hard to meet.

 

No Harm;No foul

 

The reverse didn't quite make it on this one...

 

Amazing you can read the letters from the book cover in the reflection on the coin.

 

Beautiful mirrors....I see DMPLs on E-BAY with 16, 20, 24+, etc. inch mirrors. I believe these designations denote the distance that a reflection casts a perfect mirror. The higher the number, the longer the distance. This one looks like 24+ inch mirrors....What do you think?

 

From that picture it's got at least 1" lol. I trust WL though to assess it in hand. Those eBay auctions you are talking about are mostly scams using trick photography and editing. The funniest ones are "20" mirrors" in pcgs or ngc slabs that didn't even get a standard PL designation on the label

 

I admit those pictures are very tempting....His prices aren,t steep enough to be realistic. The terminology he uses seems realistic. I grade my proof coins with deep reflective mirrors as being high on the list. I would never buy one without it first being in my hand. The ones I,ve wanted go for lofty premiums, but some day I will own a nice one. I feel exactly as you do regarding 99% of the ones for sale on E-BAY, but I think the reflective terminology he uses is sound. Thanks for the input!

 

I think 5" is fair ...

 

So, these so called inch mirrors are proper terminology for DMPLs?

 

I picked this 1881-S up earlier this year. The reverse is PL but the obverse falls very short.

 

Agree. Strong cameo on reverse. Obverse clearly not PL.