The 2009 United States Mint Silver Proof Set contains all 18 circulating coins in stunning proof condition displayed in four protective lenses, each bearing the S mint mark of the United States Mint at San Francisco. The coins included in this set are:
(6) Silver Quarters (honoring the District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories: Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands ;
(4) Presidential $1 Coins (honoring Presidents : William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk and Zachary Taylor);
(1) Native American $1 Coin;
(1) Kennedy half-dollar*;
(1) Roosevelt dime*;
(1) Jefferson five-cent coin;
(4) Lincoln Bicentennial Cents (recognizing the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth) ;
*The quarters, half-dollar and dime are struck in 90 percent silver, generally referred to as “coin silver.”
United States proof coins are extraordinarily brilliant, with sharp relief and a mirror-like background. Their frosted, sculpted foregrounds give them a special cameo effect. Proof blanks are specially treated, polished and cleaned to ensure high quality strikes. The blanks are then fed into presses fitted with hand-polished dies and struck at least twice to ensure sharp relief. The coins are then packaged in presentation cases to showcase and maintain their exceptional finish.
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