2005 U.S Silver Proof 11 Coin Set

The United States Mint released the 2005 United States Mint Silver Proof Set  on June 7, 2005, at 12:00 noon Eastern Time (ET).

The 2005 United States Mint Silver Proof Set features versions of the five 2005 commemorative quarter–dollar coins in the United States Mint’s 50 State Quarters Program – honoring California, Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas and West Virginia – as well as the Roosevelt dime and the Kennedy half–dollar, all minted in lustrous 90 percent silver (and 10 percent copper), historically known as “coin silver.” Each of these beautiful silver proof coins has a distinctive cameo appearance created by the contrast of a finely detailed frosted foreground against a mirror–like background.

The United States Mint Silver Proof Set also includes proof versions of the two new Jefferson 5–cent coin (nickel) designs — the “American Bison” and “Ocean in View” — which are part of the Westward Journey Nickel Series™ — as well as the Golden Dollar and the Lincoln cent.

Produced at the United States Mint at San Francisco, the coins bear the “S” mint mark. The sealed cases containing the coins are inserted into a specially printed sleeve and are accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.