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Ycoins New Member United States 25 Posts	Posted 09/03/2019 8:02 pm I've asked about this coin a little while back but the pictures did not do the coin justice and the responses ended. So I hope someone can give me a second opinion. The coin has a few of the die markers that are related to the sms. The mark on the tale of the 4 The doubling on the W The mark on the bottom of the B Idk... Report this Post to the Staff

Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5240 Posts	Posted 09/03/2019 9:17 pm Not SMS, it's a business strike coin. Report this Post to the Staff
levelsofmadnes Pillar of the Community United States 3003 Posts	Posted 09/03/2019 9:24 pm Were there any 1964 SMS minted in Denver? Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75038 Posts	Posted 09/03/2019 9:25 pm Not SMS. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Gincoin43 Pillar of the Community United States 1543 Posts	Posted 09/03/2019 9:45 pm If you want to convince me that is anything but a stain under the "4" you are going to need much better pictures. Here's a link to pictures of a nice one. https://www.PCGS.com/coinfacts/coin...50c-sms/6844 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/04/2019 1:05 pm The SMS obverses are VEDS dies. (Very-Eary-Die-State) You coin is a LDS. Not a SMS half dollar. Note the die flow lines on your coin. The die that struck your coin has already struck a half a million coins already. The SMS is probably a lot less that 100 strikes. Report this Post to the Staff
Ycoins New Member United States 25 Posts	Posted 09/05/2019 08:34 am I now have a clear understanding on EDS. Maybe it's just been my experience as I venture through the Coin World but it seems that VEDS/LDS is not a topic that comes up much. I've been learning about coins for about 2 - 3 years now and the term EDS is something I've just heard of. Coming from a newbs perspective it's hard to tell why some coins are selling for 2000 and some for 20. The 2000 $ coin might be one with heavy toning and to the untrained eye it looks beat. Then a similar coin that looks exceptionally clean sells for 20. Understanding and identifying EDS coins takes out a lot of the mystery. Thank you again for the knowledge and patience. #129488;#128533;#128527;#128184;#129322; Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/05/2019 09:59 am The sad part is that the grading companies don't acknowledge this. Someday they might. Then the people who collect these coins will have a step ahead now of cashing in later on for making it a buying requirement. Why buy a VLDS coin, for the same price as a EDS coin? The ones in the know are now doing this. Report this Post to the Staff
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