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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 2885412, member: 15929&quot;]Those &quot;Pro&#039;s&quot; are still just a grading service which will, in all likelyhood, grade it as an SMS coin simply because, as stated earlier, other than CAMEO or Specific Die Varieties, it is virtually impossible to distinguish an MS coin from an SMS coin for 1965-1967.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since the SMS coins are of a basic higher quality than coins intended for circulation, the latter command a much higher premium.</p><p><br /></p><p>An MS-66 (non-SMS because they used to grade SMS coins as MS) will set you back a few hundred bucks while an SP-66 (the standard forSMS Grading today) may only fecth $20.</p><p><br /></p><p>Given the cost factor&#039;s and certain grading guarantee&#039;s, the TPG&#039;s ALWAYS default to SMS coins for 1965-1967 unless you can &#039;prove&#039; otherwise.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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