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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 3243845, member: 68&quot;]That&#039;s the thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>SMS cents never have good contrast even on cameos.&nbsp; That yours has enough to photograph at all bodes well for it.&nbsp; It also appears to be clean and a very early die strike.&nbsp; It&#039;s hard to tell from the photo but it might be so early that the die isn&#039;t even worn smooth yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>The nickel ain&#039;t too shabby neither.&nbsp; It is a little too rough to go over 66 though.</p><p><br /></p><p>The others look much iffier.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a very remarkable set and I&#039;d wager someone put about the very best of 20 to 30 different sets in it.&nbsp; I never saw a set back in the old days that looked like this.&nbsp; The &#039;67 ran really nice but there was almost always at least one clunker in them. It was far easier to find a Gem &#039;65 SMS. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d love to see another photo of the cent from a steeper angle and the light opposite it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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