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2008 United States Mint Proof Set® Available June 24
Jun 16 at 10:10pm
WASHINGTON -The 2008 United States Mint Proof Set® will be available beginning June 24 at 12 noon (ET). There is no order limit for this set, which is priced at $26.95.
The 2008 United States Mint Proof Set includes four Presidential $1 Coins honoring James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren and the final five quarters of the 50 State Quarters® Program honoring Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska and Hawaii. The Lincoln cent, the Jefferson 5-cent coin (nickel), the Roosevelt dime, the Kennedy half-dollar, and the Golden Dollar featuring Sacagawea also are included.
The United States Mint Proof Set-manufactured at the United States Mint at San Francisco using specially prepared, highly polished dies-contains extraordinarily brilliant coins, with sharp relief and a mirror-like background. A frosted, sculpted foreground gives these coins a special cameo effect. Read the rest of this entry »
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