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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Caleb, post: 1860591, member: 32795&quot;]The US Mint did not use Proof dies in 1966.&nbsp; The only dies used in 1966 were &quot;business strike&quot; and &quot;Special Mint Set&quot; dies.&nbsp; Yes some of the SMS coins from 1966 has the appearance of Cameo and Deep Cameo on mirror fields but the strike is nowhere near the hammering of a Proof coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I do not believe NGC has graded any 1966 MS68 and PCGS has only graded one MS68 “business strike” (and I know where that one is).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>PCGS has graded sixty-one 1966 Kennedy half dollars “Special Mint Set” coins SP68 or SMS68 with one at the 69 level.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>While the “Special Mint Set” 1966 Kennedy half dollars that grade SP68 are nice looking coins, they are not all that spectacular or rare.&nbsp; Now a 1966 SP68DCAM would be spectacular.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>1966 SMS SP68, I just checked my inventory and I have six PCGS graded SP68 for that date.&nbsp; Three of them were a gift from a forum member here of his spare(s) die varieties; I have to wonder what the coins he kept in his set look like.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have to fill out a few college scholarship applications this weekend but if I get time I will try to post some pictures of the few SP-68’s that I have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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