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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 188886, member: 68&quot;]It&#039;s very probably an SMS coin!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>The minor reason to believe this is that there are very few of these left in nice shape.&nbsp; The simple fact this one is lightly worn suggests it is more likely to have been removed from a set.&nbsp; The major reason is that there is die polish around the rim in the fields at the 7 o&#039;clock position.&nbsp; This afflicts significant numbers of the SMS coins and relatively few others.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A tertiary reason is that these often have high luster like a proof, and you imply that it looks proof.</p><p><br /></p><p>1965 is really a great year for quarters and there are numerous rarities.&nbsp; There are two different clad and one silver reverse types used.&nbsp; There are some made of typical dies but in silver.&nbsp; There are also a few different SMS processes used to make coins of this date including a very few which might be true proofs.&nbsp; There are also a few die varieties though none of these are really special or dramatic.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>1965 quarters were the very first clad coins issued in November, 1965 and many were saved.&nbsp; Most of those saved initially have drifted back into circulation over the years but it&#039;s still easier to find nice examples of this date than any other pre-1972 issue.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If I collected these I&#039;d keep it until I found a nicer example.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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