Unc. Mint sets from the 70's

bhartman35

Hi, Everyone.

I finally got an old lockbox open from when I was a youngster collecting coins. Aside from a plethora of circulated Wheaties, I also found several mint sets from the 1970's. Theres a '74 set, a couple of '76 sets, and a '79 set. Are these worth anything more than the face value of the coins in them? They're not proof, just uncirculated, in their original mint set wrapping (except for a SBA dollar which apparently I took out of the pack back then).

What do you think?

Alleyrat

From the PCGS Price Guide:

1974 Mint Set - $10
1976 Mint Set - $9
1976 Mint Set, Silver - $17
1979 Mint Set - $9

koynekwest

Check the 1974 for the doubled die obverse Denver Mint half. Look at the motto-IGWT.

bhartman35

I checked. No doubling. (Damn.) FWIW, I"ve also got two '69 sets, one from Philly and San Fransisco, and one from Denver. Not an error among them.

I do have to say, though, that the '74 and '76 coins are really badly struck. "Liberty" on the Kennedys and the dates on the quarters are pretty flat.

cladking

You might check the Denver dime in the '69 sets for the RMM. There would be a D almost separate from the mintmark toward the NE. It's in about 5% of these sets.

Gems are tough in the '74 but not too tough in the others. Gems in the '69 can be spectacular but average quality is poor.

bhartman35

No luck with the RMM. I did, however, find a 1980 S proof dime in the box: