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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 4439175, member: 19165"]I think more significant than the variation in Date and Mintmark is the variation in date it was graded.</p><p><br /></p><p>To answer your first question - yes, some dates are known for deeper mirrors and will be judged more harshly than others. Some dates are nearly unknown in PL and will thus be given much more leeway.</p><p><br /></p><p>To expand your question - yes, some series are judged differently than others. I know you're asking about Morgans, but I collect PLs from all series and all countries. A Bust Half with mirrors will be given a PL designation, but a Morgan with that same level of mirroring will not. A Seated Dime is more common with PL and will generally need deeper mirrors than a Barber.</p><p><br /></p><p>To answer the question you didn't ask - the "standards" for PL have evolved over the years. PCGS has published their standards (they didn't designate PL on anything other than Morgans for a long time, so their acceptance of non-Morgan PLs is quite new). NGC has never published their standard. However, you can compare old slabs and new slabs, and there is a noticeable difference. I've studied and collected PLs for almost 10 years now, and I can tell you there have been periods where it was very tough to get them designated, and slabs from other eras where even the slightest mirror would be designated (the old, white, solid slabs from the late 90's and early 2000s are the worst in terms of mirror quality).</p><p><br /></p><p>The new competition from PCGS has been good for NGC - they've tightened up a bit. However, I've been somewhat disappointed by the depth of mirrors designated as PL by PCGS.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 4439175, member: 19165"]I think more significant than the variation in Date and Mintmark is the variation in date it was graded. To answer your first question - yes, some dates are known for deeper mirrors and will be judged more harshly than others. Some dates are nearly unknown in PL and will thus be given much more leeway. To expand your question - yes, some series are judged differently than others. I know you're asking about Morgans, but I collect PLs from all series and all countries. A Bust Half with mirrors will be given a PL designation, but a Morgan with that same level of mirroring will not. A Seated Dime is more common with PL and will generally need deeper mirrors than a Barber. To answer the question you didn't ask - the "standards" for PL have evolved over the years. PCGS has published their standards (they didn't designate PL on anything other than Morgans for a long time, so their acceptance of non-Morgan PLs is quite new). NGC has never published their standard. However, you can compare old slabs and new slabs, and there is a noticeable difference. I've studied and collected PLs for almost 10 years now, and I can tell you there have been periods where it was very tough to get them designated, and slabs from other eras where even the slightest mirror would be designated (the old, white, solid slabs from the late 90's and early 2000s are the worst in terms of mirror quality). The new competition from PCGS has been good for NGC - they've tightened up a bit. However, I've been somewhat disappointed by the depth of mirrors designated as PL by PCGS.[/QUOTE]
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