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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kurisu, post: 5939891, member: 117063&quot;]I&#039;m not sure anyone has actually fully answered the question yet...</p><p><br /></p><p>Proof Like does not have anything to do with an actual proof coin when talking about coins that are &quot;business strikes&quot; other than their appearance. Business strikes are meant for circulation, proof strikes are not.</p><p>With research you will see a slight difference when it comes to the dies that were used for either.</p><p><br /></p><p>Proof dies receive more attention to their detail (usually more defined and perfect engraving), polishing (much smoother), and strikes (more pressure).</p><p><br /></p><p>So Proof Like in regards to business strikes means that the quality of the coin has an appearance of being well, proof like...smoother fields, more detailed strike, sometimes a bit of a cameo look...part luck but often it has to do with it being a coin minted from one of the first strikes from a new die.</p><p><br /></p><p>Proof Like &quot;PL&quot; attribution can be applied to any MS condition coin.</p><p>Below are examples of VERY high quality MS (Mint State) modern coins with and without the &quot;PL&quot; attribution.</p><p>Mint State means the coins might have marks from other coins but have NO wear from circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>The links below are both business strike examples.</p><p>Unfortunately it&#039;s not easy to dramatically see the difference since one example is much higher resolution...it&#039;s also a difficult thing to photograph.</p><p><br /></p><p>2019-D Roosevelt Dime in MS69</p><p><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/2019-d-10c-fb/715605" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/2019-d-10c-fb/715605" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/2019-d-10c-fb/715605</a></p><p><br /></p><p>2019-D Roosevelt Dime in MS69 PL</p><p><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/item/2019-d-10c-pl/722798/669910310083494379" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/item/2019-d-10c-pl/722798/669910310083494379" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/item/2019-d-10c-pl/722798/669910310083494379</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As a side note...unfortunately, especially with some world coins, people like to polish them. A polished coin can not be proof like, and anyone who knows coins well will immediately be able to tell that the coin has been polished. A polished coin is basically a novelty and no longer has any real numismatic value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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