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Hi All I got these 2 nickels at work theother night. Neither of these 1966 has S Mint mark on them. They both are in very good shape and seem to have "proof" like look to them. Can anyone out there give me some info. Thanks Marc  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I cant tell from the pictures if they are proof or not. A may be. Can we see close-ups of the reverse in full?
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Pillar of the Community
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No proof coins were produced in 65, 66, and 67. These are most likely well struck circulation coins. Although special mint sets were produced.
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Also, no mint marks were used those years, not even on the special mint sets. It is possible these were cut from the special mint sets, or, as said above, they are just well struck circulation strikes. |
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Pillar of the Community
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They look to be from the special mint sets... The special mint sets have generally better eye appeal and better struck than the bussiness strikes...
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Thanks to everyone so far. So what I getting is there is no way to tell. I guess they go into tubes for next 15-20 years (laugh)for the next 15-20 years for someone else to deal with.
Marc
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Bedrock of the Community
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You might use the silver test to see if it has silver or is just a copper/nickel Nickel. Place a known silver coin and the unknown coin under one layer of tissue (facial or TP) and see if the colors are the same. Here is an example if the coin is not the same as two silver coins.  |
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Thanks, is there a reason to think they might be silver?
Marc
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Bedrock of the Community
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Sorry: I must have posted to the wrong thread.
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Thanks, Morgans....I sit here, 424 am in the morning, reading, "...no proof sets from in those years...." thinking, "eek and duh...teacher, teacher, my brain is full; may I be excused?"
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wow..this test is crazy! I just tried it with 3 silver washington's and 2 that are clad...the silver's had a dark rim and the rest of the surface was white where the entire clad surface was dark!
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Pillar of the Community
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The sixties just seemed to have stronger designs and strikes. You see it in the Lincoln cents as well. And Coop is a mad man when it comes to diagrams and ways to determine different aspects of coins. We are so blessed to have a forum like this. You could learn in an evening what might otherwise taken you years to learn. I am working on a website Richard, that I would like to include some numismatic educational tid bits. Is it ok to use some the very helpful tips you share on this forum? I will most definately credit each of them to you.
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06/17/2010 01:06 am
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Pillar of the Community
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I think I can clear this one up...
The third party grading services will not grade a minor denomination coin from 1965-1967 as SMS unless all the following are met:
1. The coin must be a very sharp, early strike.
2. The field must have some proof quality - i.e., is shiny.
3. The devices must contrast from the field. (also called cameo).
Your nickels definitely do not match #1 or #3, and they do not appear to match #2. They look like normal 1966 nickels.
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Pillar of the Community
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Wow. Thanks Coop for sharing! That's a Very Cool method.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Works great for the foreign coins that you don't know or don't have information on. Feel free to use the information. That is why I post it here. For educational purposes.
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