1983 Mint Set (Lastufka Collection)
5C 1983-P
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
FIVE-CENT PIECES - JEFFERSON |
| Item Description: |
5C 1983 P |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 63 |
| Owner: |
Lastufka Collection |
Owner Comments:
Composition: Copper-Nickel
Diameter: 21.2mm
Mintage: 561,615,000
Obverse: Bust of President Thomas Jefferson, the design that won the design competition entered by more than 390 artists. Designed by Felix Schlag.
Reverse: Monticello above the denomination. Designed by Felix Schlag.
This coin came from the US Mint Souvenir Set, only available for purchase directly at the Mint. Federal budget cuts resulted in no official Mint Sets being produced in 1982 and 1983, making uncirculated high grade coins from these two years tougher than most. My dad bought and saved this set for me, as it's my birth year, and I sent the set in for grading when I started collecting coins around 2010.