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<p>[QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 3616949, member: 307"]In the 1950s coin collecting was in it’s prime and during this time people started paying particular attention to Date and Mint Mark combinations.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1954, the San Francisco Mint was no longer needed to supply the western US with coins as the Denver Mint had capacity to spare and was a much newer facility.</p><p><br /></p><p>People, knowing that the San Francisco Mint would no longer be producing coins (at least ones with Mint Marks on them) started to set aside coins from that Mint thinking that they would be desirable in the future.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins you have are typical of this era of collecting. The coins are unfortunately too common to be worth much premium, however they are nicely preserved and the Dimes, Quarter, and Half are 90% silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>Eventually, in 1968, the San Francisco Assay Office (later reinstated as a Mint) started producing coins once again with an S Mint Mark.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 3616949, member: 307"]In the 1950s coin collecting was in it’s prime and during this time people started paying particular attention to Date and Mint Mark combinations. In 1954, the San Francisco Mint was no longer needed to supply the western US with coins as the Denver Mint had capacity to spare and was a much newer facility. People, knowing that the San Francisco Mint would no longer be producing coins (at least ones with Mint Marks on them) started to set aside coins from that Mint thinking that they would be desirable in the future. The coins you have are typical of this era of collecting. The coins are unfortunately too common to be worth much premium, however they are nicely preserved and the Dimes, Quarter, and Half are 90% silver. Eventually, in 1968, the San Francisco Assay Office (later reinstated as a Mint) started producing coins once again with an S Mint Mark.[/QUOTE]
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