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Ok well in that case could it be a transitional die for that year to the d mint originally cast in Philadelphia?
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Bedrock of the Community
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It is just another coin that was struck the same year from Denver. No connection to the SMS coins.
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What makes the SMS 1964 series special, is that they have no flaws, first die strike and hardly reflective on like the regular proof.
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Remember, to have the markers, you first have to have the correct coin. If I have a coin showing all the markers for a 1972 Doubeld Die Obverse, but no doubling, I don't have the DDO. Keep looking and eventually you'll come across something! Happy hunting! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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They SMS coins were struck with fresh dies and in limited quanities. (Probably less than 100 examples) these would have been kept in the original packaging. So finding them in the wild is false hope. I've seen examples that matched the die markers, but were not struck with the same process. They were test strikes for the SMS of 1965-1967.
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these would have been kept in the original packaging. Possibly but who knows what the "original packaging" was. These were not in any kind of official holders. They could have been kept in a bag, or a tray or a tube etc. The 64 SMS were not kept in sets at all. On the other hand they were never put into circulation either. All of them seem to trace back to Lester Merkin's sale of coins from former Mint Director Eva Adams estate. |
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There were 1964-D presentation pieces struck in Denver. This isn't one of them, and they have no relation to the Philadelphia SMS coins.
The presentation pieces were struck with business strike dies, but the dies were polished and the coins were struck at least twice to bring up the details. Presentation strikes were given to politicians and a handful of other dignitaries. The dies used for the presentation strikes were used for regular business strikes. I have seen two of the presentation pieces on bourse floors many years ago (early 1970s), but none since then. Both had lightly frosted devices and exceptionally beautiful fields. I've heard all kinds of guesses on how many presentation pieces were struck.
In any event, your coin is an ordinary business strike.
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Ok, so I read this whole post because I was certain I had the 1964 SMS JFK Half dollar until I saw this MM D on the back. So of course I was a little defeated at first but this coin is truly amazing. It has the satin finish, accented hair, the B die difference, the polish marks between the oF & AM and half and Of, the only issue is the tear drop below the 4 because of the redish tone and my magnifying glass is amateur rated. Please, if anyone could just take a look at it and let me know honestly what you think. Could it be a presentation coin? I'm posting images of coin now, but my phone takes terrible pics. So Sorry but hopefully you can give me a little insight to this. Oh, and it was given to me in a case. Its plastic but around it has cardboard casing saying John F. Kennedy 1917 1963 35th President
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Justalilluck88. From what I can see on your photos above, I have the same coin in the same holder. Still researching and looking for answers.
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Here are the differences side by side:  |
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coop, thanks for the info. I see something new every time I look at the coin.
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The longer you keep looking, you will always find something new.
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