I don't understand..... https://coins.ha.com/heritage-aucti...d-price-at-heritage-auctions.s?releaseId=3634 Special mint coin set? It's not a set and the pic looks like every other Kennedy half I've ever seen. Please help me understand.
It is a 1964 Kennedy SMS. The coins are not supposed to even exist but there are a handful that were produced. Read the PCGS info at the bottom of this web page. Very informative. https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1964-50c-sms/6844
I actually did read that but my negative numbered IQ just didn't see what made this coin unique. I'm sure I'm missing something simple, and that's a bit embarrassing, but I honestly do have an incredibly annoying and frustrating disability that too often interferes with my mental cognition. When that happens, like the last few days, I can't even watch a 3 minute video on the ABCs and know what I just saw. I've been more active since the Covid-19 pandemic started and that helped, but I still have periods of time when I'm totally useless. Thank you for your help. I will go back and give it another look.
The SMS coins are a specially struck coin, with a unique finish and higher striking pressures. In hand, many of them have a silky, satiny finish. Some of them may even have proof-ish reflective fields. Funny enough, several just sold on Heritage yesterday: https://coins.ha.com/itm/jefferson-...4-3677.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515 https://coins.ha.com/itm/washington...e-ArchiveSearchResults-012417&lotPosition=0|2
Thank you for your help. I guess I'm going to have to actually hold one before I ever know the difference, and that's highly unlikely. I apologize for not responding sooner. I've been really, really, really, really, etc., down with my disability (treatment resistant major depression disorder/anxiety). I was drafted back into my old career in healthcare several weeks ago and I was fine while helping, but as soon as they didn't need me anymore I crashed. I crashed bad. I'm a Christian and God blessed me with an enormous amount of empathy so right now I'm hurting so bad for all the sick people I can't function. My understanding of the pandemic became much more well informed and excruciatingly detailed while working those few weeks. I'm whining again, but I can't make myself care about anything and I'm hoping collecting can help pull me out of it. Sorry again for the whining, but the incredible people here have been so kind to me I sometimes read the forums for a distraction, comfort, and solace, and if I learn something it's accidental but obviously a positive bonus. Thank you again for your input and especially your patience.
