1959 Olympia SM3 Special #1522818
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 10-26-2025 at 07:03AM
Last Edit: 10-26-2025 at 04:44PM
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Description:
Looks like a Monica, but the SN predates the official start and falls into the 1959 range.
No tabulator- check.
Cream color? More of a yellow crinkle.
Monica emblem- no.
The margin release is MR vs the four dots, and this one has the chrome wrap on the base.
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It is not a Monica. It is not a 2, because the known numbers fall in the 3 era with seven digits. Are they all script?
Tentatively, these one-off script models fell within the SM3 ranges. There 170 SN in the SM4 range with the cream, but wo the Monica logo.
If we could get the SNs from a few people, it might clarify things. I am going to ask my retired dealer as well. Maybe it rings a bell with him.
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