Want To Share With You My Lincoln Penny Collection (And More Others Later)

Regarding flying_teapot's post on the previous page, the 1967 SMS Jefferson


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It isn't often you'll find a "cameo" early strike special mint set coin and it would get a premium over the very common typical special mint set issues out there. There were not any US proof sets made for 1965, 1966 and 1967 and to have a cameo example would be kind of special. I have a couple frosted coins residing in special mint sets I kept. These coins are the result of fresh dies. After a short amount of strikings, these new dies would not produce the frosted or cameo contrasting coins.

The 1967 SMS graded nickel you show is a desirable coin to have in my opinion. The value is considerably higher than a typical SMS example in MS65. If it is yours,

Today typically all proof coins are intentionally produced to be deep cameo in the US.
The label does not say Deep Cameo or Ultra Cameo on this coin, and even though your 1967 SMS may be light cameo or frosted, it got the designation of Cameo.
Hard to tell from these images just how cameo it is.
Back in the 1960's you most likely would not get all cameo proof coins in your proof sets, maybe some and sometimes none. This 1967 SMS is not a proof, yet they were made to fill the collectors demand for other than regular circulating coins for 1965 66 and 67 since there were no proof sets for those years.

I personally would be tickled to own that nickel.

Excellent work!

Finally got 1883 nickel with cents, found it here for 8$

Update, these dates are not quite usual.

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Looking good!