2016-04-05 Tue

On April 1st, U.S. Mint’s most popular annual numismatic products, the 2016 Proof Set was launched. This set includes thirteen clad coins which showcase frosted designs against mirror-like backgrounds. All of them are made at the San Francisco Mint and bear ‘S’ mintmarks.

The proof set are composed of the same base metals as their circulating counterparts but are struck multiple times using polished dies and hand-polished blanks to produce more shine and a sharper level of detail.

The thirteen coins of this year’s proof set include:

2016-S Richard M. Nixon Presidential $1 Coin

2016-S Gerald R. Ford Presidential $1 Coin

2016-S Ronald Reagan Presidential $1 Coin

2016-S Native American $1 Coin

2016-S Kennedy Half-Dollar

2016-S Shawnee National Forest Quarter (Illinois)

2016-S Cumberland Gap National Historic Park Quarter (Kentucky)

2016-S Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Quarter (West Virginia)

2016-S Theodore Roosevelt National Park Quarter (North Dakota)

2016-S Fort Moultrie (Fort Sumter National Monument) Quarter (South Carolina)

2016-S Roosevelt Dime

2016-S Jefferson Nickel

2016-S Lincoln Cent

The five America the Beautiful Quarters, the Native American $1 Coin and the final three Presidential $1 Coins were designed in 2016. The quarters and Presidential dollars are also available separately in their own proof sets.