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1953 Mint Set

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U.S. Mint Uncirculated Coin Set The number of 1953 Mint Sets (Buy on eBay) sold to collectors grew to 15,538 units. This was about triple the number sold when the product was first introduced with the 1947 Mint Set. Although the present set is more frequently encountered, in the broader scheme of United States Mint […]

1952 Mint Set

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U.S. Mint Uncirculated Coin Set While still not nearly as popular as the annual Proof Set, the United States Mint’s annual Uncirculated Coin Sets continued to show increased interest. The total sales for the 1952 Mint Set (Buy on eBay) reached 11,499, the highest level for the product to date. As in previous years, the […]

1951 Mint Set

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U.S. Mint Uncirculated Coin Set The 1951 Mint Set (Buy on eBay) followed a one year gap in production for the collector product. Even though the United States Mint released the 1950 Proof Set in the prior year, restarting the era of modern Proof coinage, they did not issue a Mint Set containing examples of […]

1949 Mint Set

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U.S. Mint Uncirculated Coin Set For a third year, the United States Mint offered a mint set for collectors who wished to obtain one example of each coin issued for circulation. The 1949 Mint Set (Buy on eBay) contained 28 coins, representing two examples of each denomination struck at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco […]

1948 Mint Set

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U.S. Mint Uncirculated Coin Set The United States Mint offered the 1948 Mint Set (Buy on eBay) as a way for collectors to obtain examples of each of the coins issued for circulation for the year. The pricing for the product was reasonable and mainly consisted of the face value of the included coins plus […]