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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 2346681, member: 19165"]A modern proof will be struck twice at higher pressures with special presses on specially prepared planchets with dedicated dies. </p><p><br /></p><p>If any of these factors are not present, the coin is a "business strike" and will be designated as PL. There are numerous Canadian, British, Chinese, Mexican, South African, and other coins which have a proof appearance but which aren't true proofs. These will all be designated as "PL". Do a quick search on Ebay and this will become immediately apparent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 2346681, member: 19165"]A modern proof will be struck twice at higher pressures with special presses on specially prepared planchets with dedicated dies. If any of these factors are not present, the coin is a "business strike" and will be designated as PL. There are numerous Canadian, British, Chinese, Mexican, South African, and other coins which have a proof appearance but which aren't true proofs. These will all be designated as "PL". Do a quick search on Ebay and this will become immediately apparent.[/QUOTE]
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