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Okay, now THIS is a beautiful SMS Lincoln!

RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
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Man, look at the silky surfaces on that bright blazer!

After looking at so many dogs in set after set, that one is a sight to behold!

Russ, NCNE
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  • RGLRGL Posts: 3,784 ✭
    Man, that is killer. I have a couple of times come across SMS Lincolns I thought were shot 68s ... never done better than 67. That is sweet ...

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  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is really clean - what do you think that will hammer at?
    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • pharmerpharmer Posts: 8,355 ✭
    $180
    Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    Apropos of the coin posse/aka caca: "The longer he spoke of his honor, the tighter I held to my purse."

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  • LeeGLeeG Posts: 12,162 ✭
    Very Nice! I'm sure some snipes have been placed on this one!
  • F117ASRF117ASR Posts: 1,416 ✭✭✭
    Wow! I thought that was common. The ones I have are pretty nice I guess.
    Beware of the flying monkeys!
    Aerospace Structures Engineer
  • bbrebelzbbrebelz Posts: 76
    Pardon my ignorance, but what is SMS?image
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  • F117ASRF117ASR Posts: 1,416 ✭✭✭
    SMS stands for Special mint set. They were a hybrid between a unc. coin and a proof coin. They were minted in the years 1965-1967. (Oh and for those smart a$$es, there were a few 1964 ones too - but those are worth thousands)
    Beware of the flying monkeys!
    Aerospace Structures Engineer
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I thought that was common. The ones I have are pretty nice I guess. >>



    Submit them. See how many MS68's you get.

    Russ, NCNE
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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,843 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, that is a very pretty example of that coin.

    Lincolns from this era typically come with mushy detail because the master hub was shot. Lincoln would get the first of several facelifts in 1969. This is a very pretty coin with nice color, if the photo is accurate.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • CameonutCameonut Posts: 7,385 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is certainly a nice coin - and hard to find in that condition.

    But I'll still take a cameo SMS Lincoln over that one.

    “In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson

    My digital cameo album 1950-64 Cameos - take a look!

  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>But I'll still take a cameo SMS Lincoln over that one. >>



    So would I - if I could ever find one!

    Russ, NCNE
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