I think if you tipped the right side down about 10 degrees and took the same photo that it would look normal. The line that doesn't appear...
I probably should compare these to others I have. You may well be right that it's an obvious SMS that I missed.
The problem is that they made so many different looks to the SMS because they were experimenting with different processes and techniques. The only...
The services routinely grade poorly struck specimens from worn out dies as "Gem". There might not be a single true "Gem" '82-P and I'd be...
What I meant was not even 100,000 were set aside. Attrition on these hasn't been so staggering as the attrition on most moderns but is still...
That would look pretty stupid between the '66 and '68-D!
I'd guess there aren't even 100,000 in uncirculated condition. All of the '82 and '83 issues are tough except the cents and even these can be...
I think I remember you saying that, now. I've seen a great number of these souvenir sets and have never seen a type "d" in a single one of them....
I don't like it! Sometimes it doesn't matter much but the floating standard hides the fact that some dates are almost impossible clean (like...
No, there are no "certain" characteristics for determining SMS/ non-SMS. The problem is made more complex by the fact that they used many...
Frankly I didn't comment after the first picture because it appeared it could be AU. An awful lot of '83-P's are AU's that were pulled out of...
This is about the size of it. I never had much luck finding a non-SMS 1965 as nice as this one but a lot of other people did. This '65 doesn't...
The '65 comes pretty nice in the SMS. They are not forgiving of problems with SMS coins (other than some chicken scratching). Almost any...
The services tend to be pretty forgiving of the chicken scratching. It's not my favorite look for a clad but I'd expect it to get a 64 and even a...
For all practical purposes some of the dies were proofs. They used different processes for the dies, striking, and handlings and there's a lot of...
My father said I could start a collection of anything I wanted from his change jar. I chose buffalo nickels because I didn't want to compete with...
It's not that collectors can't tell the difference but rather that the definition is a moving target. Coins are all unique and have unique...
Is it the proper weight?
I tend to agree with you. I have nothing against someone paying up for the finest or one of the finest but I would tend to prefer a much less...
I have a few '67's "comparable" to this. None are MS-69 and only one or two has as much frost but I've been searching these since 1972 and...
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