My 1959 Mint Set
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12/20/2025
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On the reverse of the Jefferson Nickel is an image of Monticello which Jefferson built and in which he lived. Construction of that mansion started in 1768 and was not fully completed until 1809. Therefore the sesquicentennial of the completion of Monticello is 1959. As most coin collectors know the front steps on the reverse of the Jefferson nickel differentiates these coins by the strike of those steps. There a 5 full steps and 6 full steps, each more rare than the coins whose steps are not fully struck.
Virigina was a special place, my Grandmother was born there and many of my relatives are from there. So things from Virginia a part of my family's history, and I suppose that's another reason why I chose Monticello as the image for this set. The image to the left show the steps immediately below the four columns on the front of the building, in a brownish color.
Just like the mint sets you could purchase as a set in mint holder, there are only ten slots in this registry set. There are no San Francisco coins, because San Francisco had gone out of the business of striking coins for circulation by the time 1959 rolled around. The mint paused operations from 1956 to 1967, and then ceased production of circulation coins in 1974.
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