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Can you see die polish on SMS coins?

sinin1sinin1 Posts: 7,500 ✭
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I have some nice coins from 1965 and can not tell if they are business strike or SMS -

some of them show die polish lines - are these found on SMS coins?
the fields are not really prooflike -

does anyone have any good tricks to differentiate business strikes from SMS for years 1965/1966/1967?

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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Yes, die polish lines can be found on SMS coins.

    Russ, NCNE
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  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
    there are some diagnostics given in the Wiles book on the series for die varieties that might help and as a general rule the SMS coins will have fields which stand out. other than that, there isn't anything i'm aware of. even the services get it wrong on occasion.

    al h.image
  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,701 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Die polish is common on many of the SMS coins. It is especially common on the nicer
    frosted 1965 quarters. It's actually tough to find one without it.
    Tempus fugit.

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