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<p>[QUOTE="Cazkaboom, post: 1372068, member: 33215"]Nice gift! Chris probably had some serious thought into that one. I was going to do the same :yes: But I'll be stocking up on other things to send out then. The Special Mint Sets are of my favorite short series of coin to collect. </p><p>A little more info: The mint did not produce a mint set or a proof set, but polished dies to make the strike more appealing than a circulation strike but not a proof. All mints had no mintmark on circulated and SMS coinage from 1965-1967 on cent through half. There are instances where they are proof-like and show mirrored fields. There are also instances where the half shows a cameo appearance with frosted devices. This puts a nice premium on these coins. Here is my 1965 SMS Half that I am planning to get graded with a cameo designation:</p><p>[ATTACH]161952.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]161953.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cazkaboom, post: 1372068, member: 33215"]Nice gift! Chris probably had some serious thought into that one. I was going to do the same :yes: But I'll be stocking up on other things to send out then. The Special Mint Sets are of my favorite short series of coin to collect. A little more info: The mint did not produce a mint set or a proof set, but polished dies to make the strike more appealing than a circulation strike but not a proof. All mints had no mintmark on circulated and SMS coinage from 1965-1967 on cent through half. There are instances where they are proof-like and show mirrored fields. There are also instances where the half shows a cameo appearance with frosted devices. This puts a nice premium on these coins. Here is my 1965 SMS Half that I am planning to get graded with a cameo designation: [ATTACH]161952.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]161953.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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