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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;swhuck, post: 1130016, member: 21044&quot;]A little historical perspective -- there was a coin shortage in the mid-sixties, exacerbated by the fact that we were also switching over between silver and clad coinage. Collectors were being blamed for the shortage, so the mint stopped production of proof sets after 1964 and removed mintmarks from coinage beginning with 1965 issues. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Because production was required everywhere, the San Francisco mint reopened in order to make coins for circulation. When the Mint decided to make Special Mint Sets in lieu of Proof Sets, they were made in San Francisco as well. Proof sets and mintmarks reappeared in 1968, and by this time the San Francisco Mint was able to continue with production of special coins, along with cents and nickels for circulation. The SF Mint has made proof sets ever since.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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