Today’s Deal is on an exceptional 1963 United States Mint Proof Set. The set comes in its original United States Mint packaging and is price at $53.99, just below the average book price of $61.00. It is also one of the last Proof Sets from the Mint that contained 90% silver Dimes, Quarters, and Half Dollars and is the last with the Franklin Half Dollar.
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The 1963 Mint Proof Set comes with five coins:
- Lincoln Cent
- Jefferson Nickel
- Roosevelt Dime
- Washington Quarter
- Franklin Half Dollar
What makes this particular year’s Proof Set interesting is that it was the last one that featured the Franklin Half Dollar. Starting in 1964, the Kennedy Half Dollar became the new half dollar coinage for the country, just a year after President Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas, Texas.
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