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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 48130, member: 68&quot;]Yeah.&nbsp; That&#039;s it.</p><p><br /></p><p>They started production of these in 1972 but there are rumors that a few &#039;71 sets were produced.&nbsp; Only 400 of each the Philly and Denver sets were made the first year and production ramped up quickly to probably between eight and ten thousand for most dates.&nbsp; The popular &#039;82 a&#039;83 sets had mintages between 10,000 and 20,000.&nbsp; The higher mintages for these was caused by a few limited mail order sales but it&#039;s possible some other dates were available other than at the respective mint they were issued.&nbsp; The Denver mint sets were available without taking the tour at the gift shop and mintages tend to be a little higher for these.&nbsp; 1987 had very high production because it was known in advance that there would be no half dollars made for circulation. They ceased production in 1998 because of the logistics of trying to make them concurrently with the states issues.&nbsp; It has been said that later dates often contain coins which are burnished proof likes. </p><p><br /></p><p>All these sets contained five coins and a large bronze medal&nbsp; depicting the mint the coins were made at. These were sealed in a pliofilm packet much like the standard mint set. Most Denver sets come in a dark blue envelope with no padding and the Phillys in a light blue or greenish envelope.&nbsp; Most were made in batches so there will be some packaging and other variation for many dates.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Generally quality of the coins is not as high as the regular mint set coins.&nbsp; Many speps are taken to assure the finest quality in mint sets but these were mostly pulled from regular production runs.&nbsp; They obviously tried to put the best coins in them though.&nbsp; There are no varieties I&#039;m aware of in the regular souvenir set but there are near date dollars in some 1979 special souvenir sets.&nbsp; &#039;75 sets are also tough and may contain a special commemorative medal.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>These sets have never attracted much interest and can still be found very cheaply.&nbsp; Despite the tiny mintages the attrition on these might be even higher than on the regular mint sets.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It probably wouldn&#039;t be wise to be large premiums for these due to the dangers of counterfeiting but some will prove very difficult to fake and there seems to be growing interest in the sets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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