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1971 & 1983 Proof sets and 1993 & 1997 Mint Sets |
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The 10-coin 1997 U.S. mint set is one of the key scarcities of the series in recent decades. Just 950,473 were produced, the lowest output for U.S. mint sets in the span 1964-2003, encompassing 40 years of issue. It was a year when a strong U.S. economy and potent dollar led to federal surpluses for the first time in a long while. When you buy the 1997 set for $35 you’ll get the 10-coin 1993 set (a $19 value) FREE! Both include specially minted Brilliant Uncirculated specimens of all U.S. circulation coin issues for the date: both Philadelphia (“P” mintmark) and Denver (“D”) cents, nickels, dimes, quarters and half dollars. Protective see-through enclosures also include issuing mints’ medals.
Proof sets had been briefly discontinued after the last Philadelphia issue of 1964. But since 1968 exclusive San Francisco Mint U.S. proof sets have come to be regarded as the finest in American minting history. The 1971 U.S. proof set, with a mintage of 3.2 million, was one of the first S-mint proof set issues. It contains finest-quality proofs of the 1971 cent, nickel, dime, quarter and half dollar (the 1971 Ike dollar proof was issued separately). The 1983 proof set’s mintage of 3.1 million was the series’ lowest in several years. But today it’s among the most affordable of U.S. proof sets. Each set contains five proof coins with double-struck, deep-sculpted engravings and mirror fields.
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