WASHINGTON – Sales will open for the 2017 United States Mint Limited Edition Silver Proof Set™ (product code 17RC) beginning on October 5 at noon Eastern Time (ET).
This set is priced at $139.95 and includes the following eight proof quality coins:
- One American Eagle One Ounce Silver Proof Coin;
- Five Quarters from the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program honoring Effigy Mounds National Monument (Iowa), Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (District of Columbia), Ozark National Scenic Riverways (Missouri), Ellis Island (New Jersey), and George Rogers Clark National Historical Park (Indiana);
- One Kennedy half dollar; and
- One Roosevelt dime.
The American Eagle One Ounce Silver Proof Coin in this year’s set bears the “S” mint mark of the San Francisco Mint, as do the remaining coins in this set. The half dollar, quarters, and dime are composed of 90 percent silver-generally referred to as “coin silver”-while the American Eagle One Ounce Silver Proof Coin is composed of 99.9 percent silver.
Orders will be accepted online at https://catalog.usmint.gov/ or at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1-888-321-MINT. Information about shipping options is available at here.
Production for this set is limited to 50,000 sets, while household orders are limited to two sets.