1968-D United States Uncirculated Mint Set - Original Government Packaging with 40% Silver Kennedy Half Dollar
Step into the vibrant yet turbulent year of 1968 with this original 1968-D U.S. Uncirculated Mint Set, direct from the Denver Mint and preserved in its factory-sealed pliofilm packaging. This five-coin ensemble captures a pivotal era marked by space race milestones, civil rights advancements, and global unrest—imagine the Lincoln Penny fresh from mint presses amid Apollo missions, the Jefferson Nickel ready for vending machines during Woodstock's prelude, the Roosevelt Dime for phone booths relaying news of Olympic protests, the Washington Quarter for everyday transactions in a divided nation, and the Kennedy Half Dollar with its 40% silver content honoring the late president during an election year of change. This classic U.S. mint uncirculated set blends clad and silver compositions, offering both numismatic heritage and intrinsic value—essential for collectors of vintage American coinage from the swinging sixties.
- Country: United States
- Composition: Mixed (Penny: 95% Copper 5% Zinc; Nickel: 75% Copper 25% Nickel; Dime and Quarter: Copper-Nickel Clad over Copper; Half Dollar: 40% Silver 60% Copper)
- Denomination: Mixed (1 Cent Penny, 5 Cents Nickel, 10 Cents Dime, 25 Cents Quarter, 50 Cents Half Dollar)
- Mintage: 2,105,128 (for the set; individual coin mintages vary: 1968-D Penny: 2,886,269,600; 1968-D Nickel: 91,227,880; 1968-D Dime: 480,748,280; 1968-D Quarter: 101,534,000; 1968-D Half Dollar: 3,041,506)
- Weight: Varies (Penny: 0.109 oz / 3.11 g; Nickel: 0.176 oz / 5 g; Dime: 0.080 oz / 2.268 g; Quarter: 0.200 oz / 5.670 g; Half: 0.405 oz / 11.50 g)
- Dimensions: Varies (Penny: Diameter 19 mm, Thickness 1.52 mm; Nickel: 21.21 mm, 1.95 mm; Dime: 17.91 mm, 1.30 mm; Quarter: 24.26 mm, 1.75 mm; Half: 30.61 mm, 2.15 mm)
- Lettering and Edging: Varies (Reeded edges for Dime, Quarter, Half; Plain for others; Common lettering: "LIBERTY," "IN GOD WE TRUST," "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," denominations, dates, "D" mint mark)
- Coin Designer and Design: Varies (Penny: Victor D. Brenner/Frank Gasparro - Lincoln portrait/Memorial; Nickel: Felix Schlag - Jefferson portrait/Monticello; Dime: John R. Sinnock - Roosevelt portrait/Torch and branches; Quarter: John Flanagan - Washington portrait/Eagle; Half: Gilroy Roberts/Frank Gasparro - Kennedy portrait/Presidential seal)
Condition - (Uncirculated with original mint luster, sharp details, and no signs of wear as issued in sealed packaging; all coins bear the D mint mark, no errors or key varieties noted beyond standard production) - See Pictures
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