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Valued Member
United States
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I did my first coin roll hunt today. I bought 2 rolls of nickels and 4 rolls of pennies. I found this 1967 nickel that looks what I guess is mint state, almost proof like. It is definitely different then any other circulated coin or nickel I've ever seen. So is this what Mint State looks like?   The camera died before I could zoom in and crop the reverse. |
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Valued Member
United States
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not exactly, mint state has no scraches, your nickel has few but still some I woud put it at almoast mint state or au
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Pillar of the Community
United States
561 Posts |
Nice find either way!  |
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 United States
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Nice find! Quote:
not exactly, mint state has no scraches, your nickel has few but still some I woud put it at almoast mint state or au
Only true for the highest MS grades. Lower MS grades can have any number of scratches, dings, and other markes cause by handling at the mint (for example, being dumped into bags). |
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Valued Member
 United States
349 Posts |
The back has a slight x scratch on the middle and his hair is a little worn. I was thrown off because the color is bright and it looks like cameo, but it was in a roll of nickels. I think I will put it in a 2x2.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Normal wear starts at the high points and works its way down. I believe your coin is a nice Gem or near Gem worn down to AU+. Sometimes thyese are called "sliders" as they have very little wear. It's hard to tell for certain from a picture but if you tilt the coin between your eye and a light you'll probably see the highest points on the coin have a little "grey" on them indicating wear. It is possible to get an Unc coin from circulation but it takes only a few transactions before the wear shows up.
This date was made better than the '65 and '66 and Gems aren't as tough. But a coin like this after all these years is very special.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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Valued Member
United States
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Valued Member
United States
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Well now I want to go back to the bank and buy more nickels and maybe some dollars.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I see late-60s nickels that look like that on occasion and I suspect that they were either SMS coins that got spent at some point, or were struck from SMS dies after they were retired from SMS production and put to use making circulating coins. I don't think there's any way to prove it, but even in circulated condition they have a different surface quality than "normal" nickels of those years.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2270 Posts |
I agree. This one does look a little SMS.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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Valued Member
United States
349 Posts |
I looked up SMS, and based on what I'm reading I think you two are right. It looks like a coin from a proof set but I know they didn't sell proofs in 1967.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would say a slightly circulated SMS also. I normally dont keep anything after 60, but when a nice one like that pops up, I feel obligated to snag it. Nice find. |
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Valued Member
United States
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 Thanks! |
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Posted 07/13/2012 11:32 pm
