1970-D United States Uncirculated Mint Set - Original Government Packaging with Scarce 40% Silver Kennedy Half Dollar
Step back to 1970 with this pristine 1970-D U.S. Uncirculated Mint Set, sealed in its original pliofilm envelope from the Denver Mint, featuring the elusive Kennedy Half Dollar never released for general circulation. This five-coin collection echoes a year of lunar triumphs with Apollo 13's dramatic return, environmental awakenings on the first Earth Day, and social upheavals from Kent State to the women's liberation movement—picture the Lincoln Penny minted amid anti-war rallies, the Jefferson Nickel for soda machines during Beatles' breakup announcements, the Roosevelt Dime buying stamps for letters debating Nixon's policies, the Washington Quarter funding bus rides to Woodstock echoes, and the 40% silver Kennedy Half honoring Camelot in a time of transition. This vintage U.S. mint uncirculated set merges clad and silver elements for numismatic and bullion allure—vital for collectors of low-mintage American coinage from the psychedelic seventies.
- 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: 2,038,134 (for the set; individual: 1970-D Penny: 2,891,438,900; 1970-D Nickel: 238,832,004; 1970-D Dime: 754,942,100; 1970-D Quarter: 136,420,000; 1970-D Half Dollar: 2,150,000)
- 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 bright mint luster, sharp strikes, and no circulation wear as preserved in original sealed packaging; all coins feature the D mint mark, no notable errors or varieties beyond common issues) - See Pictures
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