Coins - Proof Sets
1960-1969
Proof Sets in the 1960s changed from the flat, pliofilm style inside an envelope to the protective
plastic lens style inside a box.
The Proof Sets of the 60s contained five coins - a penny, nickel, dime, quarter and half dollar. However, the US
Mint did not make Proof Sets in 1965, 1966 and 1967. Instead, Special Mint Sets were made those three years.
The early sets of the 1960s contained silver in the dime, quarter and half dollar proof coins. Due to an
increase in silver prices, the Coinage Act of 1965 introduced the clad coins. Even so, the half dollars in 1968 and
1969 still included silver at 40% instead of the 90% in the earlier coins.
For the 60s, four of the proof coins were consistent through all the Proof Sets. The penny was the Lincoln
obverse and Lincoln Memorial reverse. The nickel was the Jefferson obverse with the Monticello reverse. The dime's
obverse was of Roosevelt with the torch, olive branch and oak branch on the reverse. The quarter had the
Washington obverse with the heraldic eagle reverse.
One coin changed in the 1960s. The half dollar started the 60s as the Franklin obverse with the Liberty Bell
reverse. In 1964, the half dollar changed to recognize the recently assassinated President John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
The new obverse contained the bust of President Kennedy with the reverse including the heraldic eagle from the
presidential seal.
Click on the individual year links below for more details, including pictures, about the Proof Sets
and their contents.
Year
|
Number
Minted
|
Issue Price
|
# of Coins
|
Face Value
|
Package Type
|
1960
|
1,691,602
|
$2.10
|
5
|
$0.91
|
Pliofilm in envelope |
1961
|
3,028,244
|
$2.10
|
5
|
$0.91
|
Pliofilm in envelope |
1962
|
3,218,019
|
$2.10
|
5
|
$0.91
|
Pliofilm in envelope |
1963
|
3,075,645
|
$2.10
|
5
|
$0.91
|
Pliofilm in envelope |
1964
|
3,950,762
|
$2.10
|
5
|
$0.91
|
Pliofilm in envelope |
See the Mint Sets 1960-1969
for details of the Special Mint Sets for 1965, 1966 and
1967.
|
1968
|
3,041,506
|
$5.00
|
5
|
$0.91
|
Plastic lens in black box |
1969
|
2,934,631
|
$5.00
|
5
|
$0.91
|
Plastic lens in black box |
|