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<p>[QUOTE="Michael K, post: 3152590, member: 78298"]Because of coin hoarding (stoppage of silver), it was decided that people liked the mint marked coins and were hoarding them and coins were in short supply.</p><p>So they decided to make coins with no mint marks 1965 1966 1967 to discourage hoarding. These coins were produced at all 3 mints with no mint marks.</p><p>In those years they produced "Special Mint Sets" and then in 1968 started the proofs again.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Michael K, post: 3152590, member: 78298"]Because of coin hoarding (stoppage of silver), it was decided that people liked the mint marked coins and were hoarding them and coins were in short supply. So they decided to make coins with no mint marks 1965 1966 1967 to discourage hoarding. These coins were produced at all 3 mints with no mint marks. In those years they produced "Special Mint Sets" and then in 1968 started the proofs again.[/QUOTE]
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