The 2019 United States Mint Proof Set® features 10 proof coins encased in two clear plastic lenses in a beautifully designed package you’ll be proud to display. One of the Mint’s signature products, it is a great addition to any collection or the perfect gift for a special occasion. With sharp relief and mirror-like backgrounds, U.S. Mint proof coins have frosted, sculpted foregrounds, giving them a special cameo effect.
The 2019 edition of the United States Mint Proof Set includes the following coins:
The tenth annual release of five quarters in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program:
One Native American $1 Coin with a reverse design (tails) featuring Mary Golda Ross writing calculations. Behind her, an Atlas-Agena rocket launches into space, with an equation inscribed in its cloud. An astronaut, symbolic of Native American astronauts, including John Herrington, spacewalks above. In the field behind, a group of stars indicates outer space. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and "$1." The obverse design (heads) retains the central figure Sacagawea carrying her infant son, Jean Baptiste. The inscriptions are “LIBERTY” and “IN GOD WE TRUST.”
Native American $1 Coin
Kennedy half dollar
Roosevelt dime
Jefferson nickel
Lincoln penny
New this year! Premium Coin: The 2019 Proof Set is accompanied by an additional, special edition 2019 Lincoln penny with a proof finish struck at the West Point Mint with a “W” mint mark. This special coin is packaged separately in clear United States Mint plastic wrap. This is the first of three sets to include an additional special edition penny with a “W” mint mark in 2019. The United States Mint Silver Proof Set® will include an additional special edition penny with a reverse proof finish and the United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set® will include an additional special edition penny with an uncirculated finish.
The 2019 United States Mint Proof Set is a must-have for any coin collection.
Denomination: | Penny | Nickel | Dime | Quarter | Half Dollar | Dollar |
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Finish: | Proof | Proof | Proof | Proof | Proof | Proof |
Composition: | 2.5% Copper, Balance Zinc | 25% Nickel, Balance Copper | 8.33% Nickel, Balance Copper | 8.33% Nickel, Balance Copper | 8.33% Nickel, Balance Copper | 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, 2% Nickel, Balance Copper |
Weight: | 2.500 grams | 5.000 grams | 2.268 grams | 5.670 grams | 11.340 grams | 8.100 grams |
Diameter: | 0.750 inch (19.05 mm) |
0.835 inch (21.21 mm) |
0.705 inch (17.91 mm) |
0.955 inch (24.26 mm) |
1.205 inches (30.61 mm) |
1.043 inches (26.49 mm) |
Edge: | Plain | Plain | Reeded | Reeded | Reeded | Lettered |
Mint and Mint Mark: | San Francisco – S | San Francisco – S | San Francisco – S | San Francisco – S | San Francisco – S | San Francisco – S |
This set includes five America the Beautiful Quarters® Program quarters. |