1964 U.S. Proof Coin Set

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1964 U.S. Proof Coin Set. Mint condition and sealed and complete with a US Treasury COA. Worldwide shipping is available.

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1964 U.S. Proof Coin Set. Mint condition and sealed and complete with a US Treasury COA. Worldwide shipping is available.

Just image what was occuring in the world of music in 1964 when these coins were minted:

  • January 1 – Top of the Pops is broadcast for the first time, on BBC television in the U.K.
  • January 13 – Bob Dylan‘s The Times They Are a-Changin’ is released on Columbia Records.
  • January 18 – The Beatles appear on the Billboard magazine charts for the first time.
  • February 22 – Plácido Domingo makes his international breakthrough at the première of Ginastera’s Don Rodrigo in New York City.
  • February 1 – Indiana Governor Matthew E. Welsh declares the song “Louie Louie” by The Kingsmen pornographic. He requests that the Indiana Broadcasters Association ban the record.
  • March 6 – Elvis Presley‘s 14th motion picture, Kissin’ Cousins is released to theaters.
  • April – Drummer Keith Moon joins The Who.
  • April 16 – The Rolling Stones release their eponymous début album.
  • May 20 – Judy Garland makes headlines after a disastrous concert in Melbourne, Australia
  • June – During a performance at the Railway, Pete Townshend of The Who accidentally breaks the head of his guitar on the low ceiling above the stage. This incident marks the start of auto-destructive art by destroying guitars and drums on stage.
  • July 6 – The Beatles‘ first film, A Hard Day’s Night, is released
  • August 2 – The wreckage of the plane piloted by Jim Reeves is found near Brentwood, Tennessee, 42 hours after it crashed. There are no survivors.
  • August 22 – The Supremes reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the first of five successive number one hits, “Where Did Our Love Go”.
  • September 16 – Shindig! premieres on ABC.
  • September 22 – Fiddler on the Roof opens on Broadway.
  • October 19 – Simon & Garfunkel release Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., which is initially a total flop upon first release. After release of their second album, Sounds of Silence, in 1966, it hits #30 on the Billboard charts.
  • November – A deal with U.K. impresario W. H. Miller lands the Anita Kerr Quartette on Capitol Records for North America.
  • December 11 – Sam Cooke is killed under mysterious circumstances in Los Angeles, California. Shortly thereafter, “A Change Is Gonna Come”, a song considered by many to be his best, is released.

1964 U.S. Proof Coin Set. Mint condition and sealed and complete with a US Treasury COA. Worldwide shipping is available.

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