Is this Half Dollar prooflike?

It isn't part of the numerical grade, no. It is a designation, as you say. It's in the same category as FBL, FS, etc - some people like them and collect them and pay a large premium for them, and some people don't. That's fine.

However, to say that it is meaningless comes off as brash and dismissive. I think that is where we are having a hard time. To say that you don't care for it, that's fine - to say it is meaningless is insulting and shows a lack of knowledge and understanding.

 

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I am saying it is meaningless to me. I guess that wasn't as clear as I had hoped. I intend no insult.

 

Thanks for the clarification. It's all good. I'm not a fan of corgis, you're not a fan of prooflikes. We can still be friends

 

On this matter, I think that this category/group of designations is intended to be an indication of the strike quality (am I correct?). PL and DMPL in my opinion are truly much better indicators of strike quality than most* of the "Full" designations.

A coin can have full steps but plenty of other areas that are poorly struck. On the otherhand, a single bag mark on an extremely well struck coin can prevent it from getting Full Steps and this make no sense - it IS a well struck coin but a hit from another coin (which has nothing to do with how a coin is struck in the press) means it won't get a Full Steps and for some reason that means it isn't a well struck coin. Most people can see past these little inconsistencies (I like to think I do) but it still makes no sense to me.

*I might concede that a Full Head on a SLQ more often than not is a good indicator of strike quality. Although I have seen TPG's have mis-label some as FH that really aren't.

 

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Fightin' words!!!

 

All right- first YN to PM me their addy receives this half........

 

Exactly, just like Proof. I have seen proof-only issued coins that were circulated listed as "VF-35". Nope, still a proof, and should have been noted as PR-35.

 

What's not to like about Corgis? Is it their association with the kind of people they are seen with in public?

 

Agreed! Love Corgis! I have a frenchie and a corgi looks like someone grabbed a frenchie by the nose and tail and pulled. That is actually probably not a great description...

 

There are two types of Corgi - the Pembroke and the Cardigan. The Cardigan is a slightly bigger dog with rounder ears and a bushy tail. And the two dogs are not the same breed. There was a need for a dog to herd cattle (not sheep), that needed to be stout and short (so it wouldn't get kicked). Two different breeds were developed following slightly different breeding of different types of dogs. Very interesting story, but maybe not along numismatic lines.

 

You...... hijacked my thread for this......? :O


Jk. I like corgos.