I Found A 1968 SMS Penny With No S Just Like The Dime See For Yourself

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itsonlymoney Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 01/31/2020 10:54 pm Found a 1968 sms penny with no S. Just like the dime. I have a SAN FRANCISCO penny to compare. It does however has a faded or polished mark but not where is supposed to be. If you look the penny with no mint mark has a better relief than THE SAN Francisco penny. I looked around but couldn't find one anywhere. Could I be wrong? Report this Post to the Staff

CherryPicker1 Pillar of the Community United States 646 Posts	Posted 01/31/2020 11:09 pm A) the error your thinking of is a 1968 PROOF dime with no S, there were no SMS coins minted in 1968. B) the 1968 S cent your comparing your coin to is not supposed to be a proof, it's a business strike. C) your 1968 cent is a business strike coin minted in Philadelphia, it's not a error. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 01/31/2020 11:17 pm Why an image of the date upside down or sideways? "Special Mint Sets" were only made from 64 through 67. I don't see "a faded or polished mark." Report this Post to the Staff
itsonlymoney Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 02/01/2020 12:00 am Why is the relief way better on the coin with no S? The polish S I mentioned is on 4th photo, right below the year. Looks like a little circle but its am S . You can hardly see it on picture 1 but due to the shine of the coin is hard to see but next to a light source it got my attention. Report this Post to the Staff
itsonlymoney Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 02/01/2020 12:09 am Report this Post to the Staff
itsonlymoney Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 02/01/2020 12:28 am Could it be a proof penny, You can see the relief is bett than THE SAN FRANCISCO mint and the letters are thicker better than THE SAN FRANCISCO mint. If it was a regular PHILADELPHIA coin wouldn't it be at a minimum worse than THE SAN FRANCISCO? Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3638 Posts	Posted 02/01/2020 01:36 am @CherryPicker1 is correct. Both of your coins are ordinary business strikes. SMS production ended in 1967, and all 1968 proofs were struck in San Francisco. Strike quality depends on many factors, one of which is die state. Worn dies produce coins with less detail than new dies. That is most of the difference you are seeing in the coins. Report this Post to the Staff
lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1657 Posts	Posted 02/01/2020 05:17 am So it is a little better strike than the 1968 S, still a normal Philadelphia minted cent. It is definitely not a proof. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/01/2020 5:57 pm The OPs coin is a business strike cent: If it were missing the 'S' mint mark it would have to be this shiny to be a proof cent. (no SMS that year as already mentioned) Report this Post to the Staff
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