Description
Due to shortage in coinage because of rising silver prices, 1966 marked the second year in a row that the United States Mint did not issue proof or mint sets. As a result, the Mint did produce the 1966 Special Mint Set.
The low mintage of these sets, 2,261,583, make them hard to find.
The five-coin set included: the Lincoln Cent, Washington Quarter, Kennedy Half Dollar, Roosevelt Dime and the Jefferson Nickel.
The original government packaging for this set featured all five coins in a plastic holder that read: “UNITED STATES SPECIAL MINT SET.”
