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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gbroke, post: 1819237, member: 22585&quot;]<b>How can you tell the difference?</b></p><p>This question is a popular one among Kennedy and Jefferson collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>After reading many posts and articles about it, I can only come to the conclusion that sometimes you just can&#039;t tell the difference, and neither can the TPG&#039;s.&nbsp; There are many instances when coins that came straight from a mint bag have been designated as SMS.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t been able to find any information regarding die markers or varieties.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of the time however, it is fairly easy to tell the difference, although in some cases it really becomes difficult, if not impossible.&nbsp; From what I can gather, many of the SMS dies were subsequently used for business strikes.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><b>What&#039;s my point?</b></p><p>Well I came across this 1965 Jefferson nickel I purchased awhile ago. As far as I can remember, it was purchased as a business strike. It does have a PL look to it though. </p><p>So is it an actual business strike, or is it an SMS strike? We may never know.</p><p>If it is a business strike...it&#039;s one heck of a strike for this year.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1965 BS or SMS</b></p><p><img src="http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coinnectioncoins/1965_001.JPG?i=1385138269232" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coinnectioncoins/1965x.jpg?i=1385141656392" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a 67 SMS for comparison, if it&#039;s even applicable in this case.</p><p><img src="http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coinnectioncoins/1967_001.jpg?i=1385141678310" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>1966 Kennedy BS or SMS?</b></p><p><img src="http://cdn.sharemyco.in/shared_ii117334024f9a2e8b169ee.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>SMS for comparison:</p><p><img src="http://memberitemcdn.coinnection.com/800_ii114531784f62da8c303a7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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