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Pillar of the Community
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Added a few more close up pics.
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There were no mintmarks on the 1965-67 coins on all denominations. They had to catch up with a void of all silver coins being pulled from circulation. With no mintmarks, the amount of coins being collected would be reduced. Also no proof coins. The SMS were created so all 4 mints could strike more coins. (West Point also struck coins and the totals were added in with the Philadelphia totals)
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I find it hard to believe they used a pair of SMS dies long enough to get that much deterioration/wear. Have a picture of the entire set?
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12/06/2019 1:02 pm
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The obverse looks good. The reverse should have retired long ago. IMOHO
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Didn't they make both regular set and SMS set? Ops' coin looks like a regular coin that is LDS. John1  |
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The reverse looks like a topography map? Like you would see on Google Earth.
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This is a mint set, not a SMS.
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They didn't make Mint sets or proof sets in 1965, just SMS sets. This is a put together aftermarket set, NOT a government packaged set. That is why I asked to see a picture of the whole set. With that much die wear I suspected a put together set.
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12/08/2019 11:11 am
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They didn't make Mint sets or proof sets in 1965, just SMS sets. This is a put together aftermarket set, NOT a government packaged set. That is why I asked to see a picture of the whole set. With that much die wear I suspected a put together set. So the mint only produced SMS in the hard plastic holders and any in soft plastic packs were aftermarket and "made-up"? Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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12/08/2019 11:35 am
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Im Canadian up here in North West Canada and I'm and avid set collector.I acquired a bulk lot of these USA sets and examined all the coins with this 1965 Dime standing out. I wanted to get more input on this particular [set / coin] to get the description correct. Not sure if there's much value here but I think this set in the future should go back to its mother land [USA]to be enjoyed and shared.
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So the mint only produced SMS in the hard plastic holders and any in soft plastic packs were aftermarket and "made-up"? No, the 1966 and 67 SMS sets were in hard plastic holders, the 1965 set was in a pliofilm holder like the 1959-64 mint set or the 1955 - 1964 proof sets. But they included a hard plastic blue "token" in the set that is completely different than the disk in your set. This is what a 1965 SMS set looked like.  This is your set  |
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Thanks Condor1.
I should have taken the time to look online because I thought there were "soft" sets by the mint. I never thought of companies mimicking the mint sets as well as this one (except for the disc).
EDIT: BTW- That is the OP's set.
Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
Edited by Petespockets55
12/10/2019 07:46 am
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