1971 United States Uncirculated Mint Set Philadelphia & San Francisco Coins - Original Government Packaging with Clad Kennedy Half Dollar
Explore the early 1970s with this original 1971 U.S. Uncirculated Mint Set from the Philadelphia and San Francisco Mints, sealed in its classic blue-edged pliofilm envelope. This six-coin grouping reflects a year of space exploration with Apollo 14's success, cultural milestones like the Pentagon Papers release, and social evolution amid ongoing civil rights efforts—imagine the Lincoln Memorial Pennies representing national landmarks during economic reforms, the Jefferson Nickel for everyday vending in a post-Woodstock era, the Roosevelt Dime buying newspapers headlining Watergate precursors, the Washington Quarter funding subway rides to anti-war demonstrations, and the first clad Kennedy Half Dollar honoring JFK's legacy in a time of presidential challenges. This vintage U.S. mint uncirculated collection focuses on clad compositions for pure numismatic interest—great for collectors building year sets from the dynamic Nixon administration period.
- Country: United States
- Composition: Mixed (Pennies: 95% Copper 5% Zinc; Nickel: 75% Copper 25% Nickel; Dime and Quarter: Copper-Nickel Clad over Copper; Half Dollar: Copper-Nickel Clad over Copper)
- Denomination: Mixed (1 Cent Pennies x2, 5 Cents Nickel, 10 Cents Dime, 25 Cents Quarter, 50 Cents Half Dollar)
- Mintage: Varies (1971-P Penny: 1,919,490,000; 1971-S Penny: 528,354,192; 1971-P Nickel: 106,884,000; 1971-P Dime: 162,690,000; 1971-P Quarter: 109,284,000; 1971-P Half Dollar: 155,164,000)
- Weight: Varies (Penny: 0.109 oz / 3.11 g each; Nickel: 0.176 oz / 5 g; Dime: 0.080 oz / 2.268 g; Quarter: 0.200 oz / 5.670 g; Half: 0.400 oz / 11.34 g)
- Dimensions: Varies (Penny: Diameter 19 mm, Thickness 1.52 mm each; 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, "S" mint mark on one penny)
- Coin Designer and Design: Varies (Pennies: 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; one penny bears the S mint mark indicating San Francisco strike, half dollar shows no mint mark confirming Philadelphia origin, no errors or key varieties noted) - See Pictures
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