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PNWHiker Valued Member United States 104 Posts	Posted 05/02/2021 12:01 pm Is this a proof coin? From what I've read, it meets criteria I believe Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/02/2021 12:05 pm Could be. Please crop and enlarge your images so we can see the surfaces more clearly. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/02/2021 12:12 pm Nope. They didn't make proof coins that year. They mads SMS (Special-Mint-Sets) cents that year. It looks like one of them. Even in a SP67RD https://www.PCGS.com/cert/41585118 The value is less, than the cost of having it graded. So forget that idea. Edited by coop 05/02/2021 12:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96451 Posts	Posted 05/02/2021 12:30 pm with Coop, the SMS coins were made from 1965 to 1967, during these 3 years, the mint removed the mint marks from all coins made at all 3 mints to reduce hoarding of coins. the SMS grade is a pressing better than a business strike but is also not a proof strike. they land some where in between. IF that coin you have is an SMS. It could be just a normal business strike - better pictures MUCH closer will be needed to tell the difference. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
PNWHiker Valued Member United States 104 Posts	Posted 05/02/2021 1:02 pm I'm pretty darn new to this and am struggling with photos but heres a couple more. The photos make it look more beat up compared to the naked or even my magnifying glass. I'm also having issues like finding reliable sites for errors, varieties and proof years. They all have some of the same years and others have some that the other sites dont. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/02/2021 1:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/02/2021 1:06 pm Your coin looks like a normal, not the SMS. The color o your coin looks pink, which usually tells me that it has been cleaned with an acid. Edited by coop 05/02/2021 1:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
PNWHiker Valued Member United States 104 Posts	Posted 05/02/2021 1:15 pm Darn. Thought I finally had something. I haven't cleaned it myself. That was one of the first thing I read to NOT do when I started searching. This was fresh out of a roll Report this Post to the Staff
PNWHiker Valued Member United States 104 Posts	Posted 05/02/2021 1:16 pm I've got a few coins I think might be special but I never post to ask because I'm sure its just wishful thinking Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96451 Posts	Posted 05/02/2021 1:18 pm to CCF thank you for the additional pictures. It does look like you have a standard business strike coin. I just don't see the sharp details I would expect to see from SMS coin. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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