The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers:
Q: What are Proof coins and sets?
A: The term “Proof” refers to the method of manufacturing a coin, not to its condition. Originally, Proof coins were struck for presentation, souvenir, exhibition, and display purposes
Category Archives: Mint Set
Mint to Release 2017 Birth Set, Happy Birthday Coin Set on January 10
On January 10, the Mint will begin accepting orders for two of its three special-occasion coin sets at noon Eastern Time.
The first of the two, the 2017 Birth Set (17RD, priced at $19
Q&A: Proofs, Proof Sets, and Other Questions
Periodically, Coin Update runs a Q&A from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers, 5th edition. Since the U
Mint to Release 2017 Birth Set, Happy Birthday Coin Set on January 10
On January 10, the Mint will begin accepting orders for two of its three special-occasion coin sets at noon Eastern Time.
The first of the two, the 2017 Birth Set (17RD, priced at $19
Q&A: Proofs, Proof Sets, and Other Questions
Periodically, Coin Update runs a Q&A from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers, 5th edition. Since the U
2016 America the Beautiful Quarters Circulating Coin Set Available November 22
While higher-end collectors and investors mull the effects of today’s jobs report on gold prices—or of increases in Chinese manufacturing on silver prices, or of Tuesday’s election results on, well, just about everything—bread-and-butter collectors are eyeing humbler targets. On November 22 the Mint will release the America the Beautiful Quarters 2016 Circulating Coin set