premium quality: a coin that is above-average for the grade.
presentation striking: a coin struck for a special occasion. These may or may not have been struck as Proofs, but they are generally prepared under special circumstances.
Premium Quality Often abbreviated 'PQ'. Another splendiferous euphemism, Premium Quality translates into "I want a higher price for mine because I think it deserves it." Always, the emphasis is on more, never less.
premium quality A term applied to coins that are the best examples within a particular grade. See also high end.
premium quality
Coins that are the deemed to be the best examples within a particular grade.
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Premium quality
A term which describes the very finest coins that fall into any given grade, or that have some claims to a higher grade.
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PQ: "Premium Quality" applies to coins on the high end of a grade.
PR: "Proof" is a term used to describe a coin minted from highly polished planchets and dies resulting in a well-struck coin with highly reflective fields.
PQ / Premium Quality
Term given to coins which are on the high-end of a certain grade. In other words, someone labeling a certain coin as MS-65 PQ is suggesting that the item is much nicer than an average piece in the same grade.
Premium Quality
Pattern
A coin struck as a test piece for a new design.
Premium Quality
See PQ
Prestige Set
A set of coins produced by the U.S. Mint, containing one or more proof commemorative coins released in the same year, as well as a proof cent, nickel, dime, quarter and half dollar. Is not the same as a Proof set.
PQ - Premium quality
Plain Edge - A design characteristic of all U.S. small cents and nickels, half-cents, and large cents minted after 1795, two-cents and three-cents pieces, and the silver 20-cents coin.
Premium Quality: Within the parameters of this book, the term "Premium Quality" refers to coins which grade About Uncirculated-50 or higher for rare dates and Mint State-62 or higher for common dates.
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PQ - Stands for premium quality when grading coins and is the high-end of the spectrum for each grade. Typically the coin could have been certified one grade higher.
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IT CAME TO PASS that other disciples hit upon the idea of adding a small 'PQ' to the number to signify Premium Quality. Still others bethought they could see thine selves reflected in the field of certain Morgan silver dollars.
" PQ Short for premium quality. PR Short for Proof. premium quality A term applied to coins that are the best examples within a particular grade.
Then in the 1970s and 1980s were added: (13) so-called "premium quality" versus average quality; (14) split grades such as VF-EF, and Fine obverse, Extremely Fine reverse; (15) minor variances in digit size, ...
Over the years we have created quite a few terms and words around here, such as premium quality and senior numismatist, now both widely used, ...
The knowledgeable buyer can learn to separate the low-end and unappealing coins and leave those to other buyers, while purchasing those of premium quality. Years ago grading differences among sellers were much greater than they are today.
It stands for "Premium Quality" a term which describes the very finest coins which fall into the categories of Mint State-65 or Proof-65. For example, an MS-65PQ graded coin is considered more desirable than a coin described simply as MS-65.
A beautiful Pre-Civil War quarter eagle that is Premium Quality for the grade and very flashy. Only two MS-64's are know finer, but to this day, none have ever been offered to the public and remain in tightly held collections.
The trick now is to be able to distinguish a premium quality coin from a low-end coin.
high end A term applied to any coin at the upper end of a particular grade. See also premium quality.
The result is that the high end, or premium quality coins, of a particular grade range are less likely to remain "certified" than are the average or lower quality coins in the same grade range.
Do not expect to get a coin at premium quality online. Dealers may decide to sell coins online which are spotty and of low quality.
Read the terms of the sale before you bid.
For example, a coin graded NGC MS 64 is close to the quality of a coin graded NGC MS 65. The is synonymous with the term "PQ" or "Premium Quality." ...
We grade, authenticate, verify and list attributes for errors and varieties such 5, 5+, and 6 steps for Jefferson nickels, DM (deep mirror), DMPL (deep mirror proof like) for Morgan Dollars, and we apply our exclusive attribute PQ (premium quality) ...
includes additional designators related to the quality of the original strike, such as "Full Steps" (on Jefferson Nickels) and a "Full Head" on Standing Liberty Quarters. Sometimes an asterisk is added after the grade to denote a PQ (Premium Quality) ...
PQ Premium Quality. Sometimes part of the sealed slab grade, such as a MS64 PQ (not quite good enough for MS65). Often it is just a hype adjective like "Choice" or "Select". Pr (PR1, Poor1) Poor. Grade. PR (PR60-PR70) Proof.
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