<P> All releases from 1936 to 1972 included the cent , nickel , dime , quarter , and half dollar from that year . The first proof sets through 1964 were minted at the Philadelphia Mint . There were two official releases in 1942 : one regular five coin set and a set including a silver wartime nickel . United States currency was debased beginning in 1965 , but the sets continued under the name United States Mint Proof Set. Production was moved to the San Francisco branch in 1968 , and all subsequent issues bear coins with an `` S '' mint mark . In 1973 , the Eisenhower dollar was added to the collection . Sets from 1975 will have a dual - date 1776 - 1976 quarter , half - dollar , and dollar as none of those coins were ever produced with a 1975 date . The Susan B. Anthony dollar replaced the Eisenhower in 1979 . The 1981 mint sets were the only method of obtaining a Susan B. from that year , though many have slipped into circulation . With the cease in minting of dollar coins , the regular issue Proof Set for 1982 included a brass token . From 1983 until 1998 , the annual United States Proof set resumed to only issuing the penny , nickel , dime , quarter , and half - dollar . </P>
<P> All releases from 1936 to 1972 included the cent , nickel , dime , quarter , and half dollar from that year . The first proof sets through 1964 were minted at the Philadelphia Mint . There were two official releases in 1942 : one regular five coin set and a set including a silver wartime nickel . United States currency was debased beginning in 1965 , but the sets continued under the name United States Mint Proof Set. Production was moved to the San Francisco branch in 1968 , and all subsequent issues bear coins with an `` S '' mint mark . In 1973 , the Eisenhower dollar was added to the collection . Sets from 1975 will have a dual - date 1776 - 1976 quarter , half - dollar , and dollar as none of those coins were ever produced with a 1975 date . The Susan B. Anthony dollar replaced the Eisenhower in 1979 . The 1981 mint sets were the only method of obtaining a Susan B. from that year , though many have slipped into circulation . With the cease in minting of dollar coins , the regular issue Proof Set for 1982 included a brass token . From 1983 until 1998 , the annual United States Proof set resumed to only issuing the penny , nickel , dime , quarter , and half - dollar . </P>
when did the mint start making proof sets
when did the mint start making proof sets
1936
1936