2015 United States Mint Set

2015-PD Mint Set

About the sets: The coins in the 2015-PD Mint Sets were Uncirculated pieces pulled from regular production runs, thus the quality of the individual coins varies widely from set to set and even within a set.

The 2015-PD Mint Set contained twenty-eight coins, including the following:

One example of each of the following from the Philadelphia and Denver Mints: Homestead National Monument, Kisatchie National Forest, Blue Ridge Parkway, Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge, and Saratoga National Historical Park (all Copper-Nickel Clad). The four Presidential Dollars are Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson (Copper-Nickel Clad). The Native American Dollars feature the Mohawk Ironworkers (Copper-Nickel Clad).

Mintage: Not published as this book went to press

About the sets: The 2015-PD Mint Set contains possibly the final four issues within the Presidential Dollars series. The exact status of future Presidential Dollar issues is unknown as this book went to press. The set is of special interest to collectors because it is the first U.S. Mint Set to contain two different John F. Kennedy coins within the same set: the Kennedy Half Dollar, as well as the Presidential Dollar.

Original packaging: The 2015-PD Mint Set consisted of two different sets in two blister-style folders. The blue folder contains coins from the Philadelphia Mint, the red folder contains coins from the Denver Mint. Each folder contains the Cents, Nickels, Dime, Half Dollar, and Dollar, alongside the following five 2015 Quarters: Homestead National Monument, Kisatchie National Forest, Blue Ridge Parkway, Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge, and Saratoga National Historical Park. Completing each folder are the four 2015 Presidential Dollars: Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson.

America in 2015

In June, the U.S. Supreme Court made marriage for same-sex couples legal nationwide, declaring that refusing to grant marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples violates the Constitution. In horse racing, American Pharoah become the first horse since 1978 to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes - achieving one of the sporting world's rarest feats: the Triple Crown. Early in the year, Leonard Nimoy, the gaunt-faced actor who won acclaim for his portrayal of Star Trek's Mr. Spock, died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 83. In another notable passing, contemporary American author, E. L. Doctorow, passed away at 84. Doctorow's popular, critically admired and award-winning novels included "Ragtime," "Billy Bathgate" and "The March."

The World in 2015

2015 started off on a tragic note with a terrorist attack on the satirical newspaper, Charlie Hebdo's office in Paris. The attack resulted in the shooting deaths of 12 people, presumed to be in response to a number of controversial Muhammad cartoons it published. In April of 2015, a powerful 7.8 earthquake shook Nepal, killing more than 2,000 people and flattening sections of the city’s historic center. In July, the United States and Cuba re-established formal diplomatic relations for the first time since ties were severed in 1961.