The 1976 Proof Set was released during the bicentennial year of the United States. T
This set contained the Eisenhower Dollar, Kennedy Half Dollar, Washington Quarter, Roosevelt Dime, Jefferson Nickel, and Lincoln Cent.  The mintage for the set was a shopping 4,149,730, which remains the highest mintage for any Proof Set to this day. The increased interest was no doubt the result of people wanting to obtain a collectible from this important year.