Federal budget concerns caused the suspension of the issuance of the mint set for 1982 and 1983. The absence of these sets has an impact on the availability of uncirculated examples of the coinage for these years. It also results in a high premium attached to the so-called “souvenir sets”...
Uncirculated Mint sets were specially packaged by the government for sale to coin collectors. They contained uncirculated coins for each of the denominations produced for general circulation. There was no special handling or consideration for the quality of the coins placed in the uncirculated mint ...
(1979-1981, 1999) from every u.s. mint (philadelphia, denver, san francisco) that produced the susan b. anthony dollar. all eleven coins are in brilliant uncirculated condition, including the scarce 1981 coinage never issued for circulation, struck only for collectors and investors. the ...