1969 United States Mint Set

1969-PDS Mint Set

This was the last year that a precious metal coin - the Kennedy Half Dollar - was used for circulating U.S. coinage.

About the sets: The coins in the 1969-PDS Mint Sets were Uncirculated pieces pulled from regular production runs, thus the quality of the individual coins varies widely from set to set, and even within a set.

Look closely at the 1969-D Dime in your set for the spectacular Repunched Mintmark variety that shows a D next to another D.

The 1969-PDS Mint Set contained ten coins, including the following:

Mintage: 1,817,392 sets

Original packaging: Same as in 1968

America in 1969

Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the Moon. Woodstock Festival took place in Bethel, New York. Senator Edward Kennedy was found guilty of leaving the scene of an accident involving the death of Mary Jo Kopechne at Chappaquiddick, Massachusetts. The first installment of the popular children's show, Sesame Street, appeared on television.

The World in 1969

Yassir Arafat became the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization.