Special Mint Set 1965 SMS

The 1965 United States Special Mint Set contains five coins representing every circulating denomination produced that year: the Lincoln Cent, Jefferson Nickel, Roosevelt Dime, Washington Quarter, and Kennedy Half Dollar. Special Mint Sets were introduced as substitutes for traditional Proof and Uncirculated Mint Sets during the nationwide coin shortage of the mid-1960s. These coins were produced with greater care than ordinary circulation strikes, often displaying sharper details, smoother surfaces, and varying degrees of reflectivity.