2012 U.S Silver Proof 14 Coin Set

2012 United States Mint Silver Proof Set went on sale on June 4.2012. Seven of the 14 coins in the set – the dime, half–dollar and the five quarter–dollar coins – are all struck in lustrous 90 percent silver, commonly referred to as “coin silver.”

The 2012 United States Mint Silver Proof Set includes America the Beautiful Quarters® coins honoring El Yunque National Forest (Puerto Rico), Chaco Culture National Historical Park (New Mexico), Acadia National Park (Maine), Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park (Hawaii) and Denali National Park and Preserve (Alaska). The set also includes Presidential $1 Coins honoring Presidents Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland – first and second terms – and Benjamin Harrison; one Native American $1 Coin; one Kennedy half–dollar; one Jefferson 5–cent coin; one Roosevelt dime; and one Lincoln one–cent coin.

All coins bear the “S” mint mark of the United States Mint at San Francisco. A Certificate of Authenticity is included with each set.

The dime, half–dollar, and five quarters are all struck in lustrous 90 percent silver. All coins bear the “S” mint mark of the United States Mint at San Francisco. Each set includes a Certificate of Authenticity.

This year, the three coin lenses that the United States Mint Silver Proof Set comprises are packaged in a new outer carton. The image on the front of the carton is of the Washington Monument at sunset. The back includes the name of each national park or site, its state, and the year in which it was established as a national site; the names and portraits of each President to be honored in 2013 and the years they served in office; and partial coin images of the obverse (heads side) of the Native American $1 Coin, and the Kennedy half–dollar, Roosevelt dime, Jefferson 5–cent, and Lincoln one–cent coins