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If I'm not mistaken, Special Mint Sets were '65 '66 and '67.

 

Rick, there are SMS coins for 64

http://www.pcgs.com/News/1964-Special-Mint-Set-Coins

I can tell, though, if these are SMS or just proofs. I'm leaning toward proofs because the rims on these look like proofs.

 

Also from the PCGS link above, I believe these are proofs

"The surfaces are non-reflective compared to proof coins of the era"

I see mirrored fields in the OP's coins

 

It's just a proof set.

 

SMS 65-67 set's can be good or spotted.
Deep Cameos are the hardest to find.
☺

 

ok ty

 

BTW @mago welcome to CT

 

I think the only SMS 64's that ended up out in the wild all came through the former mint directors estate. I mean it's possible that some ended up being distributed in the normal distribution of coinage but I'd think the probability of them being in a proof set wouldn't be as great as that of being in a regular mint set.

I mean since the SMS coins clearly aren't proofs I doubt the mint would have used them to mint coins then distributed in proof sets. Although since the SMS coins closely resemble business strikes; I could see the mint having reused the dies they struck the known 64 SMS sets with to continue striking business strike coinage. In a way similar to the reusing of proof quarter dies on business strike coinage that resulted in type B reverses, etc. It's just a theory on my end though no concrete evidence.

 

Simply a proof set/

And your poll makes no sense.

Try again.

 

You don't need to add a poll if you don't want one when creating a thread.

 

1964 Kennedy SMS known number is 12-15 .
One of our members owns the finest one graded by any Tpg but Pcgs

 

No. That's a 1964 Proof Set.