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Name or Denominations
1964 5C SMS
Issuer
United States
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
1964
Currency
Dollar (1792-date)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Rare
Weight
5 g
Diameter
21.2 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
Struck
Front design
Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.
Back design
Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson.
Year of Minting
1964
Ruler
NA
Mint location
Philadelphia
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Coin alignment
Inscriptions
LIBERTY | IN GOD WE TRUST | E PLURIBUS UNUM | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Context
: There are approximately one or two dozen known 1964 Special Strike Jefferson Nickels. To this day, it is still unknown why Special Strike Jefferson Nickels and other denominations dated 1964 were struck. The 1964 Special Strike Jefferson Nickels usually display an extremely sharp strike, as well as having sharp and square edge rims. The surfaces feature a Satin like appearance. However, the coins are not circulation strikes, nor are they proofs, hence, the coins are referred to as Special Strikes. The existence of the1964 Special Strike Jefferson Nickels was completely unknown, until they first appeared in a Stacks Coin Auction in 1993. Other denominations featuring the Special Strike status also appeared in that same auction. This included several 1964 Lincoln cents, Roosevelt Dimes, Washington Quarters and Kennedy Half Dollars all bearing the Special Strike surfaces. It is believed that all the 1964 SMS coins originated from the Lester Merkin collection, which was consigned to Stacks in 1993. Lester Merkin was a renowned coin dealer for many years and he had acquired some great coins through out his profession. This was the first and possibly also the last time, that all 1964 Special Strike coins will ever surface in the market all together at once. It is believed that Lester Merkin originally purchased the coins from a friend of his. Merkins friends name was, Eva Adams who also happened to be the Director of the U.S. Mint, from 1961 through 1969! With one or two dozen known examples known to exist, the 1964 Special Strike Jefferson Nickels are considered to be very scarce. The fact that their existence remained unknown for almost thirty years, only classifies them as being one of the most intriguing coins ever struck by the U.S. Mint.
Rarity
Rare
Coin type
Jefferson Nickel (1938 to Date)
In circulation
NA
Demonetized
No
Marketplace listings
0
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