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twocentsin New Member United States 14 Posts	Posted 03/04/2021 09:42 am Can someone tell me or is in possession of a picture of the case the 64sms sets came in? Report this Post to the Staff

chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 03/04/2021 10:01 am I think this is what you are referring to: Maybe? I swiped the Half Dollar for my Kennedy album. If you would like the case you are more than welcome to it. I will be discarding it. I could drop it in the mail for free. And Welcome to the Forum. You've come to a phenomenal place to share and learn. Explore and Enjoy! Edit: I did Google "1964 Special Mint Set" like Coinfrog suggested. It appears that there was more than one way in which they were packaged. Mine being one of them. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Edited by chafemasterj 03/04/2021 11:16 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/04/2021 10:06 am Just Google "1964 Special Mint Set - images" for the real deal. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187937 Posts	Posted 03/04/2021 1:38 pm Your post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention. 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
Big-Kingdom Pillar of the Community United States 1667 Posts	Posted 03/04/2021 2:56 pm Not sure what you are talking about. 1964 SMS does not exist in reality. Some coins were found in the estate of mint director Eva Adams after her death, all bought, before anyone noticed what they were, and so that person holds title to them and has since had them all graded and sold at auctions. they didn't come "in a set", they were never sold by the mint. many experts believe there are anywhere from 20 to 50 complete sets of coins in existence in all grades combined. Currently the PCGS Population report shows 22 Lincoln cents, 18 Jefferson nickels, 22 dimes and 28 Kennedy half dollars graded as 1964 SMS. Some of these population figures may be inflated since some of the coins may have been cracked out and resubmitted in hopes of an upgrade, same goes for the NGC ones,, crackouts and resubmits. they didn't come "in a set" they aren't supposed to exist and were either test strikes for 1965 SMS, or done for sample pieces for some reason, who knows the reason, All of them out there now are graded, came from Eva Adams, U.S. Mint Director estate sale and well-recognized dealer and auctioneer Lester Merkin is believed to have bought them from her estate. Lester Merkin sold them between 1991-1995 in a series of auctions of 5 coin graded sets and singles, though Stacks & Bowers. So the "case" they came in.... 5 individual PCGS slabs from the early 1990s.... before that, sitting in a mint director's safe. maybe in coin flips or something like that. SMS is used to describe the different finish, none of them actually came in a "set" packaging, and were sold as a set of slabs though the 1990s or as individual coins in some cases. Edited by Big-Kingdom 03/04/2021 3:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
smokeriderdon Pillar of the Community United States 3755 Posts	Posted 03/04/2021 7:28 pm Well, BK covered it quite thoroughly there. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/04/2021 7:53 pm Well I've learned something here! Report this Post to the Staff
td5173 Pillar of the Community United States 565 Posts	Posted 03/04/2021 8:05 pm Excellent information. Report this Post to the Staff
twocentsin New Member United States 14 Posts	Posted 03/08/2021 5:08 pm great info thanks Report this Post to the Staff
twocentsin New Member United States 14 Posts	Posted 03/08/2021 5:11 pm I just purchased a bunch that came in sets and id like to know how can I tell if they are the real thing Report this Post to the Staff
Pacificoin Pillar of the Community Canada 5394 Posts	Posted 03/08/2021 5:18 pm You just need the pedigree back to the Adams estate and you are good to go . This is where we play " King of Wishful Thinking " by my all time favourites ... Go west ! There are NO SMS 1964 Coins in the wild . Report this Post to the Staff
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