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1960 Small Date Proof
| Weight | 3.11 g |
| Diameter | 19.05 mm |
| Mint | Philadelphia |
| Strike | Proof |
| Mintage | 1,691,602 Combined mintage for all 1960 proof varieties |
| Edge | Plain |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | 95% Copper, 5% Zinc |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | Victor D. Brenner / Frank Gasparro |
| Collector's Key ID | CK-608 |
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Other recorded varieties for 1960:
- 1960 Large Date Proof · Large Date
- 1960 Large/Small Date Proof · Large/Small Date
- 1960 Small/Large Date Proof · Small/Large Date
External references
The 1960 Small Date Proof was the variety that ignited collector enthusiasm across the country. When proof sets began arriving in late 1959 and into 1960, some contained cents with the smaller, thinner date numerals. Demand surged. The U.S. Mint received a flood of orders for proof sets, and the secondary market price for Small Date Proofs climbed well above the original issue price.
The total proof mintage for 1960 was about 1.69 million sets, shared across all date varieties. The Small Date Proof was the scarcer of the main two types, and collectors who found one in their proof set counted themselves lucky. Over the decades, the premium for this variety has moderated, but it remains more desirable than its Large Date counterpart. The Small Date is identified by the thinner numerals and the lower positioning of the "1" relative to the "9" in the date.
Reference data only — not an appraisal.
| Grade | Description | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| PR-63 | Proof (PR) | — | — |
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