Curious What Grade Do You Give This 1965 SMS Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC

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Dearborn Moderator United States 97511 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 1:12 pm 1965 SMS LMC Uncirculated maybe RD? Couldnt move light, so I rotated coin for different lighting effects. I'm going to have to make a camera jig to keep it at same level for each pic so the images are same size.. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff

Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6608 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 1:31 pm MS-64 at best Edited by Keith67 02/14/2021 1:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97511 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 1:43 pm your reasoning for a MS64 is? Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 1:48 pm MS63 for me. The spotting causes severe detractions as do the abrasions on the reverse and the abrasions in front of the face and dings in the fields. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97511 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 1:54 pm ok, thanks Grape, Keith.. I guess this ain't the coin that is worth $500,000.00, huh? Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 3:21 pm Wish it were for you. We'd have a big ole' CCF party if it was. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 3:41 pm Spotting and nicks add up to 63RD for me as well. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 3:49 pm SMS-63 sounds right to me too . Just doesn't have that SMS eye appeal .Or is it a business strike ? Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97511 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 4:24 pm I was waiting to see if someone would ask about the SMS status. It is. I have had it (the set) for a very long time - going on 40 years or so now. not that the matters but if I were to take it out of the cello package, it may look better, but I won't do that. Here's the proof of SMS coinage. Edited for typing errors.. (I just cant type 'the' correctly - always comes out teh) lol Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Edited by Dearborn 02/14/2021 4:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 5:00 pm That half dollar is by far the most valuable coin in your set. Those SMS halves are really buggers with cameo, especially the 65. Not a fortune, but still a pretty penny. DCAM is a different story... I've only ever managed to find 2 DCAM SMS halves unattributed as DCAMs. The first was purchased in an NGC MS67 Cameo and was a very hazy coin. Cracked and dipped and was then slabbed and sold PCGS MS67DCAM. The second was bought in a SMS set as an extremely heavily hazed coin. Even under the thick hazing I was confidant in it and I turned out to be 100% correct. Now a raw MS-65DCAM. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97511 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 07:29 am Congrats on finding those DCAM halves. Are you saying that my Kennedy half is a DCAM as well? Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 08:07 am Thank you, and no, I'm saying your half dollar is Cameo, not Deep Cameo. Depending on the grade is likely Wirth between $20 and $60. Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6608 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 08:47 am Quote: I was waiting to see if someone would ask about the SMS status. Why? They are not all that rare. Over 2 Million minted Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97511 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 09:46 am just to let people come to their own conclusions about the coin without undue sway one way or the other. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97511 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 09:47 am Quote: I'm saying your half dollar is Cameo, not Deep Cameo. Depending on the grade is likely Wirth between $20 and $60. ok, thanks Grape! Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19966 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 12:48 pm SP-64 Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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Curious What Grade Do You Give This 1965 SMS LMC