1964 Nickel No Mint Mark. Maybe A Proof?

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Rajeallday New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/09/2025 10:47 pm Is nickel cornrow hunting and I feel like I got a whole collection as I found many proofs from other years in the 60s and seventies but they have the s like I got an s/s 68 and some 40s think it was somebody's collection that got turned in anyways this nickel could be possibly a special mint set or a proof I can't really find it anyways to tell the difference between the two it might even have full steps Report this Post to the Staff

HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25823 Posts	Posted 04/09/2025 10:52 pm to the CCF, Rajeallday. Although a nice nickel, it's not a proof and definitely not FS. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75476 Posts	Posted 04/09/2025 11:02 pm To CCF! Just a normal Business Strike nickel. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6616 Posts	Posted 04/10/2025 12:17 am As others have said, it's a circulation strike. With very few exceptions, the visual differences between business strike nickels and proof nickels is unmistakeable. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190400 Posts	Posted 04/10/2025 10:02 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Rajeallday New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/10/2025 10:10 am It looks like the special mint set when I googled it not sure how it got to that listing but I was like wow that looks like that people in read it said it could be approved and I was like doesn't seem like a proof to me true sir a different kind of shine but if you Google the special mint sets it looks very close to that how would you tell the difference between a special mint set and a business strike Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24195 Posts	Posted 04/10/2025 10:28 am It's not an SMS. You have a better chance of getting hit by lightning 6 days in a row than finding ANY 1964 SMS coin in the wild. They were never sold to the public, they were all found in the 1964 mint director's estate when she died around 1980. They were immediately all certified. Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6644 Posts	Posted 04/10/2025 10:57 am w/ bobby Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6616 Posts	Posted 04/10/2025 1:08 pm Quote: It's not an SMS. You have a better chance of getting hit by lightning 6 days in a row than finding ANY 1964 SMS coin in the wild. Reg has found 11 SMS inininininninnnnnininin the wiwiwiwiwiwllllwild! bNmkGep6McE Report this Post to the Staff
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