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    1964 SMS coinage????

    Hello, I’m looking for information if anyone could help.

    1. Is the 1964 (so called) Special Mint Sets coinage considered “Varieties” or “Patterns”?

    2. Has the U.S. Mint ever “officially” commented on the release of these 1964 SMS coinage?

    3. Is there any “official” production numbers from the U.S. Mint on the amount of 1964 “Special Mint Sets” produced?

    4. How does CONECA classify the coinage from the so called 1964 SMS?

    Thank you for any assistance.
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    Actually, there was no 1964 "Special Mint Set", it started in 1965 and lasted for three years, till 1967.

    The MINT produced these coins from specially polished dies created by high tonnage hubbing presses which made the coins produced by these dies "special". While not proofs, they were proof like with some even having "deep cameo" appearances. The MINT even printed a card that was included in these sets explaining the procedure used, so you can say that the MINT did make an "official " statement.

    I would say that they are not a variety since the die is not different from the business strike, just polished more. That would also hold true for a "pattern" coin, they are not a different design.

    For the production numbers, since I am away from home, I do not have that information available, however, the "Red Book" may give the number produced.

    Since this is not a variety, CONECA does not classify it as such. However, if a variety is found on such, it is listed as SMS in the grade. See examples in CONECA listings: Lincoln cents; 1965, DDO-003; 1967, DDO-001 & 002; 1967, DDR-001.

    BJ Neff
    Member of: ANA, CCC, CONECA, Fly-in-club, FUN, NLG & T.E.V.E.C.

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    • #3
      Actually, I've heard that a small number of coins dated 1964 were apparently struck from dies that were polished in the same way as the SMS dies of 1965 - 1967. These were never official releases and presumably represent some kind of foul-up.
      Mike Diamond. Error coin writer and researcher.

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      • #4
        I had heard of this too, but I've never seen any of the coins first hand.

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        • #5
          1964 SMS Coinage

          See this PCGS article:

          http://www.pcgs.com/articles/article...universeid=313

          Walt

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