The Story: In 1965, the U.S. Treasury blamed a nationwide coin shortage largely on collectors and hoarders, and responded by stripping mintmarks off every U.S. coin and cancelling proof and uncirculated mint sets outright for three straight years. In their place: an unusual, in-between product called the Special Mint Set — struck without any mintmark at the San Francisco Assay Office, using polished dies on unpolished planchets, aiming for a finish better than a regular uncirculated coin but short of a true proof.
The Object: Jefferson nickel, Special Mint Set strike, San Francisco Assay Office, no mintmark (by design — mintmarks were suspended entirely from 1965 through 1967). PCGS certified Specimen 67 — the "SP" designation reserved specifically for this three-year production method.
The Curation: Encapsulated by PCGS, archivally stored, certification independently verifiable.
The Case & The Acquisition: For collectors of the 1965–1967 Special Mint Set run specifically, and Jefferson nickel date/type collectors who want a coin from one of the shortest, strangest three-year windows in modern U.S. minting history. Offered at $110.
The Story: In 1965, the U.S. Treasury blamed a nationwide coin shortage largely on collectors and hoarders, and responded by stripping mintmarks off every U.S. coin and cancelling proof and uncirculated mint sets outright for three straight years. In their place: an unusual, in-between product called the Special Mint Set — struck without any mintmark at the San Francisco Assay Office, using polished dies on unpolished planchets, aiming for a finish better than a regular uncirculated coin but short of a true proof.
The Object: Jefferson nickel, Special Mint Set strike, San Francisco Assay Office, no mintmark (by design — mintmarks were suspended entirely from 1965 through 1967). PCGS certified Specimen 67 — the "SP" designation reserved specifically for this three-year production method.
The Curation: Encapsulated by PCGS, archivally stored, certification independently verifiable.
The Case & The Acquisition: For collectors of the 1965–1967 Special Mint Set run specifically, and Jefferson nickel date/type collectors who want a coin from one of the shortest, strangest three-year windows in modern U.S. minting history. Offered at $110.
