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because the lower portion of the inside of the U tends to break and crumble more than the V That is what I was told by a sculptor at The Saint Gaudens National Historic Site about 50 years ago ( he also let take a whack at the back of a bass relief he was working on. A cool thing to a nine year old.)

the lines are parallel, relatively long and are on top of the fields and devises. They are fairly evenly spaced and a uniform depth. They appear to be caused by a cloth of fiber matrix wheel that was stationary and powered. I think they were caused by a wheel in a counting or rolling machine that was adjusted to too tight a tolerance.

pretty much what I was saying

question for @Insider If florescent light is good for viewing why is that I have such trouble seeing copper through a glass under florescent lighting?

this is an example the same phenomenon seen in the early part of this century with dollar coins. Every time the United States public, banks, and business, have a choice between a large value coin and a paper bill or note the paper becomes the choice while the coin languishes in treasure and bank vaults.

could it be a piece brook off of the edge of the die right there? To me it looks like the edge was damaged like a knife edge gets damaged when it hits something hard.

Thanks for trying, this is an old gripe of mine. I have collected coins for 50 years and this is one of the things that has always, well, worn me out. I think that no one knows what 'Specially prepared dies' means. Whenever I read it I see the agent in Raiders of the Lost Ark saying 'Top Men' to Indiana and Marcus. They were specially prepared because some Mint Spokesperson said so, therefore they were specially prepared. I think you are correct in thinking the pressure was greater and the process slower, other than that I think that the only special handling was an extra cleaning, if that much was done.

I have never failed a color blindness test until this. and I have no earthly idea how to calibrate color on a computer, so I guess I am blind and stupid

yes sir, I have seen that, I guess my question is an extension of what I asked you earlier, What was done to make them look different?

Can someone tell me what exactly is different on the 1965-67 SMS coins from a business strike and how it is achieved?

@RWB Did the law about only striking coins with the present year's date exist at that point in time?

The Coinage Act of 1965, Pub. L. 89–81, 79 Stat. 254, enacted July 23, 1965 among a few other things end 90% circulating coinage. We all knew that, nothing new. My question is why if it was not activated until mid year why did the mint not mint 1965 SILVER coins? I will have related questions, I am sure, when I get some answers to this one

@VKurtB You are correct, but you tread on thin ice as this can quickly lead to un-reason for instance; There is no credible or scientific evidence that... ANY God exist Aliens exist Ghost exist You have to believe they exist for them to exist. It is not logical nor reasonable, it is belief.

that's okay I just have never seen anything that said what made them Special but the TPG seems to know

@Coinbuf I do not understand your apparent dislike of what the OP did. I figured it out and I am just dumb farmer

Do you know what was done differently on the 1965-67 SMS?

@MarkFeld, @RWB, @Insider What was the difference in manufacture of the 1965-67 SMS Coins? WAS the same process used on the 1964 Specimen coins?

I do not think I have ever seen lead color on a copper coin. I am guessing that is a copper plated zinc or some sort of jewler's metal

So there were no sets made so SMS is a misnomer

Did the Mint market them? If so why did it take over 30 years to notice them?

Okay now we have two respected Numismatists disagreeing over evidence 4. 1964 SMS coins Here @MarkFeld says The 1964 SMS coins became known more than twenty years ago. I saw a fair number of them prior to 1998, while still a grader at NGC. And @RWB says and at least two, #4 and #6, are actually disproven by the evidence. So were there Special Mint Sets in 1964?

I have never been able to make sense of the concept of registry sets. I mean competitively collecting? Who cares? I guess tons of people care.

Look at a craft store such as Michael's, Joanne's, or Hobby Lobby for a 'daylight bulb' if unable to find one try a high intensity light bulb. OR since you are likely more computer savvy than I you could look online for one.

Opinion...NO reason is that what looks to be a second D does not show the characteristics of double die, it is possible that is a re-punched mint mark but I have doubts. My guess is this is a post 1982 Lincoln cent and the apparent doubling is a phenomenon of plating issues. This is very much the same as the quizzes that @Insider did on another forum. I like what you did.

To some people the original government packaging means nearly as much as the coin. If you are just trying to sell this keep all the paperwork, boxes, mailing packages, etc. If the holders are after market, such as a set of WWII nickles in a cardboard holder with a short write up or pictures and inside a plastic holder, or a set of Lincoln Memorial cents in a holder made to hang on the wall then value is minimal.