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Cant be- 1964 half dollar

fish1967fish1967 Posts: 103 ✭✭
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so my wife best friend owns storage buildings. We are helping clean out storages that are not paid. Sandy told us keep what we find, Rest in dumpster. There was a cabinet I opened and in it was a coffee can with wheat pennies. and looked to be silver coins. So I closed the lid and kept working, so not to draw attention. Lets just say I found a new place to find coins and the best part FREE.



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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,130 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm confused. If you were told to keep what you find, why do you have to hide it?

    Is the close-up because you want confirmation on the PMD?

  • GreenstangGreenstang Posts: 1,214 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 23, 2023 9:11AM

    Always nice to find silver coins in the wild, but not sure if you have a question about it or not.
    I see an regular Kennedy half with a damaged 4.

  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,811 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I see free silver!! :)

    Not sure if the OP had a question or just wanted to share his new acquisition.

  • divecchiadivecchia Posts: 6,680 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats on the free silver. Is there a question related to the closeups of the Kennedy?

    Donato

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  • robecrobec Posts: 6,773 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 23, 2023 9:32AM

    @fish1967 said:
    so my wife best friend owns storage buildings. We are helping clean out storages that are not paid. Sandy told us keep what we find, Rest in dumpster. There was a cabinet I opened and in it was a coffee can with wheat pennies. and looked to be silver coins. So I closed the lid and kept working, so not to draw attention. Let’s just say I found a new place to find coins and the best part FREE.

    In case you’re thinking you have the elusive 1964 SMS Kennedy half dollar, you don’t. The tear drop that hangs from the 4 on the so called SMS Kennedy is shaped differently from yours and is in a different location.

    SMS

    Yours

    - Bob -

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  • cmerlo1cmerlo1 Posts: 7,923 ✭✭✭✭✭

    There are dozens of threads here about the so-called1964 SMS coins. You can do a search for them and see what has been said already. In a nutshell, your coin being a 1964 SMS is impossible. Any video you see on YouTube or elsewhere saying otherwise is simply wrong.

    You Suck! Awarded 6/2008- 1901-O Micro O Morgan, 8/2008- 1878 VAM-123 Morgan, 9/2022 1888-O VAM-1B3 H8 Morgan | Senior Regional Representative- ANACS Coin Grading. Posted opinions on coins are my own, and are not an official ANACS opinion.
  • sellitstoresellitstore Posts: 2,978 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's your pay for doing the dirty work. Nice gig. Now find some Silver Dollars next time and work your way up to gold.

    Collector and dealer in obsolete currency. Always buying all obsolete bank notes and scrip.
  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 8,965 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Your'e right - it can't. Just $8.80 worth of silver.

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • fish1967fish1967 Posts: 103 ✭✭

    @Steven59 said:
    Your'e right - it can't. Just $8.80 worth of silver.

    Cant complain it was free well besides my labor and wife labor

  • fish1967fish1967 Posts: 103 ✭✭

    @divecchia said:
    Congrats on the free silver. Is there a question related to the closeups of the Kennedy?

    Donato

    the little tear of the end of for. The great SMS that are very rare.

  • fish1967fish1967 Posts: 103 ✭✭

    @Greenstang said:
    Always nice to find silver coins in the wild, but not sure if you have a question about it or not.
    I see an regular Kennedy half with a damaged 4.

    A collector can hope and dream.

  • fish1967fish1967 Posts: 103 ✭✭

    @jmlanzaf said:
    I'm confused. If you were told to keep what you find, why do you have to hide it?

    Is the close-up because you want confirmation on the PMD?

    Not really hide just didn't advertise incase she wanted them, way to make me feel bad :) Not sure to be honest just did.

  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You and your wife are apparently in a great position to find some treasure, cleaning out storage units. Good luck! Keep us posted of your finds.

    Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )

  • FlyingAlFlyingAl Posts: 3,451 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Most of the current research regarding 1964 "SMS" coins is incorrect.

    Regardless, you do not have one.

    Coin Photographer.

  • GRANDAMGRANDAM Posts: 8,569 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I thought sure this post would show a 1964 Franklin Half by Dan Carr ;)

    GrandAm :)
  • steve76020steve76020 Posts: 367 ✭✭✭

    Cause when told keep what you find and you find money other people tend to want a piece of the pie, and Ole greedy gut didn't want to share even with the person who turned him onto the find. In other words personal preference..

  • fish1967fish1967 Posts: 103 ✭✭

    @sellitstore said:
    That's your pay for doing the dirty work. Nice gig. Now find some Silver Dollars next time and work your way up to gold.

    Me and the wife are wanting to go to gold. Trade my coins and stuff to start.

  • mark_dakmark_dak Posts: 1,130 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So what else did you find in the can? Check wheaties and silver yet?

    Mark

  • fish1967fish1967 Posts: 103 ✭✭

    @sellitstore said:
    That's your pay for doing the dirty work. Nice gig. Now find some Silver Dollars next time and work your way up to gold.

    @sellitstore said:
    That's your pay for doing the dirty work. Nice gig. Now find some Silver Dollars next time and work your way up to gold.

    @sellitstore said:
    That's your pay for doing the dirty work. Nice gig. Now find some Silver Dollars next time and work your way up to gold.

    @sellitstore said:
    That's your pay for doing the dirty work. Nice gig. Now find some Silver Dollars next time and work your way up to gold.

    @sellitstore said:
    That's your pay for doing the dirty work. Nice gig. Now find some Silver Dollars next time and work your way up to gold.

    @sellitstore said:
    That's your pay for doing the dirty work. Nice gig. Now find some Silver Dollars next time and work your way up to gold.

    @sellitstore said:
    That's your pay for doing the dirty work. Nice gig. Now find some Silver Dollars next time and work your way up to gold.

    1 half 2 Morgan and handful of dimes, I'm happy.

  • fish1967fish1967 Posts: 103 ✭✭

    @sellitstore said:
    That's your pay for doing the dirty work. Nice gig. Now find some Silver Dollars next time and work your way up to gold.

    @sellitstore said:
    That's your pay for doing the dirty work. Nice gig. Now find some Silver Dollars next time and work your way up to gold.

    @sellitstore said:
    That's your pay for doing the dirty work. Nice gig. Now find some Silver Dollars next time and work your way up to gold.

    @sellitstore said:
    That's your pay for doing the dirty work. Nice gig. Now find some Silver Dollars next time and work your way up to gold.

    @sellitstore said:
    That's your pay for doing the dirty work. Nice gig. Now find some Silver Dollars next time and work your way up to gold.

    @sellitstore said:
    That's your pay for doing the dirty work. Nice gig. Now find some Silver Dollars next time and work your way up to gold.

    @sellitstore said:
    That's your pay for doing the dirty work. Nice gig. Now find some Silver Dollars next time and work your way up to gold.

    1 half 2 Morgan and handful of dimes, I'm happy.

  • fish1967fish1967 Posts: 103 ✭✭

    @mark_dak said:
    So what else did you find in the can? Check wheaties and silver yet?

    Mark









    Not a penny person so do not know much but here are some

  • mark_dakmark_dak Posts: 1,130 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @fish1967 said:

    1 half 2 Morgan and handful of dimes, I'm happy.

    Better than a sharp stick in the eye.

    Mark

  • TorinoCobra71TorinoCobra71 Posts: 8,054 ✭✭✭

    Just like getting paid to do a little house cleaning.......

    Nice score!! :smiley:

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