There have been 3 different categories of silver proof sets by dates over the years from 1936 to the present. The U.S. Mint still producing silver proof sets. Here's what you need to know...
The 2009 Presidential Dollar Coin Set became available in April 2009. Set contains 1 coin each from the Denver Mint and the Philadelphia Mint of 4 presidents.
Liberty nickels have a small series. But this series is not especially easy to complete. Some are quite affordable but others are quite costly. The series of Liberty Head nickels ran from 1883 to 1912
In the 1960s, United States coins underwent several changes. You can see the course of these changes when assembling a complete collection of mint sets from the 1960s.
The John Tyler Presidential dollar coin is the 2nd presidential dollar coin released in 2009 and the 10th in the series. On this dollar coin, 'In God We Trust' is imprinted on the obverse side of the coin, rather than on the edge of the coin.
The 1965 coins went through a number of changes, some of which are still in use today. Reduction of silver in the coins and leaving off mint marks were to discourage coin hoarding. Proof sets and mint sets were not produced for 3 years.