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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kidkayt, post: 926193, member: 7275&quot;]SP=Specimen.&nbsp; This abbreviated prefix moniker is usually attached to the SMS mint coins such as the &#039;65-&#039;67 but also to the Satin finish coins, the &#039;94/&#039;97 nickels, and the matte 1998 Kennedy Ag half, among others.&nbsp; PS: I also should have written that the &#039;94/&#039;97 nickels and the Kennedy Half were released in limited quantity specially packaged sets.&nbsp; The &#039;94 came with a Jefferson Dollar and $ 2 Bill, the &#039;97 with a Botanic Dollar, and the JFKennedy half with a Robert Kennedy Dollar (all uncirculated types).</p><p><br /></p><p>Another comment worth mentioning is that the SP designation for satin finish is NOT equivalent to the MS designation for circulation (business strike) coins when it comes to market values.&nbsp; So a MS68 business strike is generally worth much more than a SP68 SMS coin, simply because the populations of business strike coins at the 68 grade level is significantly lower than SMS coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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