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<p>[QUOTE="giorgio11, post: 1593809, member: 17094"]And the 1964 SMS! After extensive research I believe that only 10 to 12 survive today in all grades. John Dannreuther of PCGS has written of these, "Although the exact source of the Special Mint Set strikings of 1964 coinage is uncertain (most believe they came from the estate of dealer Lester Merkin), they have been trading in the numismatic marketplace since their surfacing in auctions beginning in 1993. Their inclusion as separate varieties is analogous to the separate listing of Satin finish examples in Mint Sets, which were first issued in 2005. Both are striking variations that represent a variation from the normal strikes (hence, PCGS listing them as separate varieties)." You can view many of the different varieties that PCGS includes in its Complete Varieties Set, Business Strikes and Proof, here on our Registry Set, including the pickup points of many of the varieties. I am pretty sure that this is free to all viewers and independent of any paid PCGS thingies. The good photos are by Todd Pollock, mostly. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/alltimeset.aspx?s=46735" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/alltimeset.aspx?s=46735" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/alltimeset.aspx?s=46735</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Enjoy! And PS Welcome, John! You will find a circle of dedicated Kennedy collectors here, including myself, 19Lyds, Caleb, cpm9ball, jello, and some others.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best Regards, :hail:</p><p><br /></p><p>George[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="giorgio11, post: 1593809, member: 17094"]And the 1964 SMS! After extensive research I believe that only 10 to 12 survive today in all grades. John Dannreuther of PCGS has written of these, "Although the exact source of the Special Mint Set strikings of 1964 coinage is uncertain (most believe they came from the estate of dealer Lester Merkin), they have been trading in the numismatic marketplace since their surfacing in auctions beginning in 1993. Their inclusion as separate varieties is analogous to the separate listing of Satin finish examples in Mint Sets, which were first issued in 2005. Both are striking variations that represent a variation from the normal strikes (hence, PCGS listing them as separate varieties)." You can view many of the different varieties that PCGS includes in its Complete Varieties Set, Business Strikes and Proof, here on our Registry Set, including the pickup points of many of the varieties. I am pretty sure that this is free to all viewers and independent of any paid PCGS thingies. The good photos are by Todd Pollock, mostly. [URL]http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/alltimeset.aspx?s=46735[/URL] Enjoy! And PS Welcome, John! You will find a circle of dedicated Kennedy collectors here, including myself, 19Lyds, Caleb, cpm9ball, jello, and some others. Best Regards, :hail: George[/QUOTE]
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