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Lisa is away at the ANA convention this week. I will forward your request to the shipping department.

NGC's graders automatically look for all applicable Strike Characters under any grading tier. This applies regardless of the coin's declared value or the tier selected.

Those appear to be ordinary MS coins. You may certainly submit them as SP (NGC does not use SMS for the rare 1964 issues), but it's likely that you'll be disappointed.

When I examined your coin last week I saw only strike doubling and noted that onscreen. As a courtesy I was going to take a second look today, but I learned that it had shipped yesterday.

A few of the basic varieties are attributed for free, but most require a VarietyPlus fee of $18. You can tell which are free and which are paid at the VarietyPlus website: https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plus/

What was the submission number?

If it's any consolation I have to periodically log out and sign in again at the home page before I am recognized on the Chat Boards. This only happens to me with a mobile device. Using a desktop computer seems to maintain my identity.

The coin is that first photo is a proof, one of four million coined....period.

The nickels and other coins dated 2009 are destined to have the same history as the 1950-D nickel. These were widely hoarded in BU rolls and are thus common in MS but were seldom seen in circulation.

I started collecting Jeffersons from circulation in the mid 1960s and never found a 1950(P) or 1950-D. I suppose the Philly coin was perceived as scarce by association, and the publicity given 1950-D nickels by the non-numismatic media led to many persons saving every nickel of that date.

Perhaps they might if you publish it in the form of a graphic novel. But handle the book carefully, because you'll want to get certified by CGC afterward.🤔

It does look as though it's a DDR, but an examination of the actual coin would be necessary to confirm. Unfortunately, I won't be attending the ANA convention this time; I'm still on the disabled list.

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I find the NNP to be really difficult to navigate. 

Yes, probably the worst search engine outside of a government website. The administrators are aware of the deficiency.

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You know what they say about too good to be true. 😉 

The old saying is "There's no Santa Claus in numismatics."

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I agree with the others that problem coins should be avoided.

It depends on how severe is the problem. Details graded coins encompass a broad spectrum from truly hideous pieces to ones that are so nice the "problem" is difficult to discern. There are many very attractive coins that don't quite qualify for numeric grading yet are quite pleasing to the eye. I've bought a few near misses for my own collection, though always at an appropriate discount consistent with its overall value. I wrote on this topic a number of years ago: https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/8146/

NGC does not recognize any special strikes of the 1921-S dollar, so it would treated as an ordinary coin.

You can see the whole line-up of USA coins here:

https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/united-states/

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excellent article in the august 2022 issue on Lone Wolf Coins Part 2 by one, David W. Lange....

Thanks, zadoc. Sadly, this is the last of my columns for The Numismatist. It's all addressed in the editor's message at the beginning of the August issue.

As Kurt noted, The Numismatist has an online archive for use by ANA members, so the entire 35 years worth of my columns are found there. The last 20 years are also available at the NGC website under the header "News." Just click on that and then the "All News" pull-down to find USA Coin Album.

Some dealers will pay about three cents each for common Wheat Cents, but typically it costs more than that to ship a quantity to them.

Just at a guess about $5 retail.

That's Denver but what about SF?

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What is wrong with you people dont you want to see my brand new electroplated 1966 doubled die with a clipped planchet error????

Only if it's also struck over a Roman denarius. 

One thing that has long fascinated me is how and why the San Francisco Mint struck all of its 1937 quarters with broader obverse rims than on those struck at Denver and Philly. I've written about this phenomenon a number of times, this being the most recent occasion:

https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/6667/

It would be great if you could turn up any internal correspondence or die books regarding this oddity. I've seen it also on 1949-S dimes. Both of these issues wore quite differently than their East Coast and Midwest counterparts.