Stopped by a B&M today and scored some cherries.
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I bought a group of 1956-1964 Proofs sets and a 1965 SMS set that were in an old plastic covered book style three ring binder. The sets were in mint cello and the cello packaging was inside clear plastic polysleeves. I looked at each set and saw some promising coins.
After looking at them tonight I found:
1. a CAM 1956 nickel [moderate obverse frost and heavy reverse frost];
2. a CAM 1956 Type 2 half [heavy frost on both sides];
3. a 1959 nickel with two sided frost [light on the obverse and heavy on the reverse] that is toned on both sides a very pleasing gun metal blue color;
4. a 1960 small date cent with light frost on both sides;
5. a 1961 dime with a DCAM obverse and brilliant reverse;
6. a 1961 nickel with a light golden color accented with blue rim toning;
7. a 1962 CAM quarter;
8. a 1962 half and dime that are hazy, yet accented with multiple neon colors on the rims and edges;
9. a 1964 set with a CAM dime, quarter and half (what a trifecta); and
10. a 1965 SMS nickel that has devices and fields that have no mirrors [the surfaces on both sides are silvery and granular in appearance, which is an interesting SMS variety that will fit in with other similar appearing 1965 SMS coins (half, quarter and cent) that I am assembling into a matched set (now I just need to find a similar appearing dime).
The best of the above is the 1956 nickel. 1956 nickels with any frost at all are very hard to find raw in sets and singles. The eye appeal of the 1959 nickel is very nice and would be appealing to toned Jefferson fans. The 1962 dime and half initially looked very drab, but after looking at the neon rim colors I have had a change of heart about them. Finding any OGP proof set with three Cameo Silvers is very, very unusual [to bad the cent and nickel are not Cameo].
Not a bad pick up for me today.
After looking at them tonight I found:
1. a CAM 1956 nickel [moderate obverse frost and heavy reverse frost];
2. a CAM 1956 Type 2 half [heavy frost on both sides];
3. a 1959 nickel with two sided frost [light on the obverse and heavy on the reverse] that is toned on both sides a very pleasing gun metal blue color;
4. a 1960 small date cent with light frost on both sides;
5. a 1961 dime with a DCAM obverse and brilliant reverse;
6. a 1961 nickel with a light golden color accented with blue rim toning;
7. a 1962 CAM quarter;
8. a 1962 half and dime that are hazy, yet accented with multiple neon colors on the rims and edges;
9. a 1964 set with a CAM dime, quarter and half (what a trifecta); and
10. a 1965 SMS nickel that has devices and fields that have no mirrors [the surfaces on both sides are silvery and granular in appearance, which is an interesting SMS variety that will fit in with other similar appearing 1965 SMS coins (half, quarter and cent) that I am assembling into a matched set (now I just need to find a similar appearing dime).
The best of the above is the 1956 nickel. 1956 nickels with any frost at all are very hard to find raw in sets and singles. The eye appeal of the 1959 nickel is very nice and would be appealing to toned Jefferson fans. The 1962 dime and half initially looked very drab, but after looking at the neon rim colors I have had a change of heart about them. Finding any OGP proof set with three Cameo Silvers is very, very unusual [to bad the cent and nickel are not Cameo].
Not a bad pick up for me today.
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