1970 Mint Sets

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The 1970 Mint Set has a few points of interest for collectors. First, it included a coin that was not issued for general circulation, but only available as part of the set. Second, the 1970-S Lincoln Cent included in the set could occur in the scarcer small date variety.

Each set included a total of ten coins, struck at one of three different United States Mint facilities. The original issue price for the sets was $2.50 compared to a face value of $1.33. In total, collectors would purchase more than 2 million of the sets.

Contents of the 1970 Mint Set included the cent, dime, and quarter from the Philadelphia Mint; cent, nickel, dime, quarter, and half dollar from the Denver Mint; and cent and nickel from the San Francisco Mint. The 1970-D Kennedy half dollar included in the set was struck in 40% silver and importantly was not issued for circulation. This created a low mintage key date for the recently released series and a draw for many collectors.