1968 Proof Set

I have a 1968 proof set, and i was wondering a few things.
It comes with 2 Packages - one from the San Fransico mint, and one from the Denver mint.

The Denver mint has:
1 cent - D mintmark
5 cent - D mintmark
10 cent - D mintmark
25 cent - D mintmark
50 cent - D mintmark
Denver Token

the Sanfransico mint has:
1 cent - S mintmark
1 cent - no mintmark
5 cent - S mintmark
10 cent - no mintmark (which i read on Coinfacts was rare)
25 cent - no mintmark
Philly/Sanfransico Token


So, im wondering why the SanF package has no 50 cent peice, and why some coins have mintmarks and some dont.
everything is sealed btw.

thanks

edit: and how do i know if the 10c is from Philly or SanF?

 

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howdy. you have a Mint Set. The coins without mms are struck in Philadelphia, including the dime, which I don't think is rare, but I'm not a dime expert. They did not make a 68 (or 69, or 70) half from Philadelphia. The S mint half would be in the proof set. I think that's it. If you know more about the dime, I'd be interested in hearing. mike

 

ohhh right.
difference between Mint and Proof set... :whistle:

anyways, its a 1968 PROOF set dime that is rare without an S mintmark. (check out coinfacts.)

thanks for pointing out the confusion.

 

I could never understand why that set came with nickels from Denver and San Francisco but no Philadelphia.Anyone know the reasoning?
Also,I haven't checked my sets but how many mint sets came with coins from all three mints like this one?

 

Best thing for some of those questions would be to buy a Red Book or similar coin book. It would pay to know which is what. Most of these type of books list Mint sets, Proof sets, what they contain, etc.

 

Because Philadelphia did not make nickels in 1968, 1969, or 1970. Just like the half dollar. (There are pieces known without mintmarks that are the result of filled dies. Unlike filled mintmark coins that made a big splash in the market, no one ever cared about these.