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wrongalot Pillar of the Community United States 608 Posts	Posted 10/23/2007 04:03 am Can anyone tell me how to spot a SMS lincoln coin from any other coin? Comparison photo's would help.... Report this Post to the Staff

amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 10/23/2007 11:41 am they have an almost proof like look to them Report this Post to the Staff
garylcsr Pillar of the Community United States 1952 Posts	Posted 10/23/2007 2:35 pm here is a circulated 67 and one from my sms set Gary Report this Post to the Staff
wrongalot Pillar of the Community United States 608 Posts	Posted 10/23/2007 3:18 pm Thank you, I think I have one. Report this Post to the Staff
garylcsr Pillar of the Community United States 1952 Posts	Posted 10/23/2007 4:26 pm the pic of the 67 SMS cent don't show all the proof like shine on it. if your coin looks like the coin on the right I would take a guess and say it is not a SMS cent. that coin looks just like a proof coin but it don't show on the pic. Gary Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 10/26/2007 08:14 am (This refers to the 1965 -67 SMS) I find that the "proof like shine" normally only comes on the top quality coins from early die states. The typical SMS coin just looks like a high quality business strike. Conversely high quality business strikes look like average SMS coins. Add to the problem the fact that the mint used retired SMS dies to strike business strikes and there really is no definitive way to tell them apart. Even the grading services can't do it. Coins slabbed one way, if cracked and resubmitted will often change designation. Report this Post to the Staff
jcook54 Pillar of the Community United States 533 Posts	Posted 10/26/2007 08:27 am I haven't really gotten into Lincoln's yet and would like to know what SMS stands for. I've seen it used but haven't asked what it stands for. From the posts I can tell what it means but would like something a bit more specific. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
Crash070602 Valued Member United States 63 Posts	Posted 10/26/2007 08:32 am SMS= Special Mint Sets. made 3 years instead of the regular "proof" sets Report this Post to the Staff
jcook54 Pillar of the Community United States 533 Posts	Posted 10/26/2007 09:59 am Thanks for the quick response. I really appreciate the fact that I can get nearly all of my questions answered by my fellow CC members! Report this Post to the Staff
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