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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;smullen, post: 203649, member: 5165&quot;]A few months ago I started building a set of Jefferson Nickels in PCGS-PF69 (if avalible)...</p><p><br /></p><p>In looking at my Registry set (or lack of) I saw several coins with abbrevieations after them that I wasn&#039;t sure what the difference is in them and the other coin of the same series/year was</p><p><br /></p><p>EX:</p><p><br /></p><p>1965</p><p>1966</p><p>1967</p><p><br /></p><p>If I remember right they did not make a Proof Set or a Mint set, they called it a Special Mint Set or SMS.... So, I get what it stands for, but my question is </p><p><br /></p><p>What is the finish of that coin Vs Proof or Business Strike and What Mints are they???&nbsp; Looks like only one of each (Cent, Nickel, Dime, Quarter and HD) coin...</p><p><br /></p><p>Next question is on</p><p><br /></p><p>1979 Type 1</p><p>1979 Type 2</p><p><br /></p><p>1981 Type 1</p><p>1981 Type 2</p><p><br /></p><p>Whats the Difference in a Type 1 and Type 2???&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In some other coins (SBAs I think) it was Rim thickness, but I&#039;m not sure if I&#039;m remembering that right...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then last question</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In two years they had a &quot;&quot;SpECIMEN&quot; Coin...</p><p>1994-P</p><p>1994-D</p><p>1994-S</p><p>1994-P <b>SPECIMEN</b></p><p><br /></p><p>1997-P</p><p>1997-D</p><p>1997-S</p><p>1997-P <b>SPECIMEN</b> </p><p><br /></p><p>They still made a P,D,and S with the addition of the &quot;SPECIMEN&quot;...&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The only info I could find was a copy of &quot;COINValues&quot; magazine, in their price guide it lists a </p><p><br /></p><p>1994-P</p><p>1994-D</p><p>1994-S</p><p>1994-P <b>Matte</b></p><p><br /></p><p>1997-P <b>Matte</b> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve read about the Matte finish (and its difference with satin) on this forum, but I&#039;ve never seen one... Is the Matte what makes it a Specimen???</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve not found a Specimen listed anywere under that name....</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I plan on buying a book on Nickels since I&#039;ve started building the set and have now had a few questions...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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