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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 622860, member: 11521&quot;]SMS - Special Mint Sets - were minted for collectors in 1965, 1966 &amp; 1967. During those tumultuous years at the Mint (severe coin shortage, end of silver coinage and beginning of clad coinage, temporary removal of mintmarks, etc.) Proof Sets were not released. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>SMS coins fall somewhere between Business Strike coins and Proof coins. SMS coins have more detail than Business Strike coins because they were struck once with more pressure than Business Strike coins. If my memory serves me, the dies and planchets were not polished like Proof coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Proof coins, on the other hand, are struck twice or more under high pressure so they have even better detail. And they are struck on polished planchets with polished dies. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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