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Thoughts On 1965 SMS Half Dollar

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Here are seller's photos of a SMS Kennedy half. What are your grading thoughts? Thanks in advance.


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Pros: the coin has some cameo happening.
Cons: those spots look like corrosion.

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Pics aren't the best for grading.
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I'll take a stab and guess PR-66. Those spots are concerning though.
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SP-65. A few marks on Kennedy.
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The "milk spots" are very distracting. Scratches on obversefield, likely a 1965 SMS Kennedy PF 63 Cameo
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Thanks, all, for your thoughts. I don't see many cameo SMS coins, so I decided to go for it. Will get a better idea of how it looks if/when it arrives.
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You cannot call SMS coins proof .
This coin is a Cameo but the spots kill it .
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It might straight grade despite the spots, but I find it hard to believe that an aficionado is going to overlook those imperfections and pay up for a Cameo SMS slab.

Edit: I see that you went for it, so let's see the photos in-hand. Good luck!
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