250th Anniversary Coins
TheRaven
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So in 1976 they made nice 3 coin sets in clad and silver.
We are getting nothing like this in 2026 are we. Only very expensive coins and sets is that correct? If so a mistake by the mint I believe.
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Those aren't really the facts.
In 1976 there were 3-coin 40% silver sets, and the coins were also struck in clad for proof and mint sets.
This year, there are countless millions of clad coins being produced, as there were in 1975/76.
Yes you can get unc or proof sets for over $100, (lets ignore the insane reg proof and unc set pricing), it seems like a missed chance to offer a lower price point offering.
Agreed. I think the Mint is essentially doing what they did in 1976 with one exception: a clad silver set. But, tthere are just more coins in 2026. There is/was a silver set, a clad proof set, and a clad Mint set.
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Using U.S. inflation (CPI) data, $100 today would have had the purchasing power of roughly $17–18 in 1976.
Per the US Mint, "The Bicentennial silver proof set is priced at $12.00 per set and the uncirculated set is $9.00. There is no limit on the number of sets that may be purchased."
Not that different.
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How many millions of each was sold of those. How little will the sets this year sell. Silver is pricey right now, so if they just offered a set of the special 250th anniversary coins in a special packaging they could sell a boat load of them is all I am saying.
I have still yet to see ANY 2026 coinage in circulation. I keep an eye out in our register tills and petty cash fund.
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This is really a specious comparison. Sales of proof and Mint sets have been dropping for decades even when they were still $25 last year. In 1974, they sold 2.6 million proof sets. In 2022, they only sold 400,000 proof sets.
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Also, every business strike coin this year except the dollar has a special 250th design, so the uncirculated and proof sets are the mint's offering of the special coins.