The United States Mint recently unveiled images and information for a special set to be released Aug. 1 as a part of its 225th anniversary celebration.
Named the 225th Anniversary Enhanced Uncirculated Coin Set™, the product includes 10 coins made at the San Francisco Mint with each having an "S" mint mark. The set contains the following pieces:
- 2017-S Effigy Mounds National Monument Quarter (Iowa)
- 2017-S Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Quarter (Washington, DC)
- 2017-S Ozark National Scenic Riverways Quarter (Missouri)
- 2017-S Ellis Island (Statue of Liberty National Monument) Quarter (New Jersey)
- 2017-S George Rogers Clark National Historical Park Quarter (Indiana)
- 2017-S Native American $1 Coin
- 2017-S Kennedy half-dollar
- 2017-S Roosevelt dime
- 2017-S Jefferson nickel
- 2017-S Lincoln cent
While their enhanced uncirculated finish is unique, these coins and their specifications match those from within the U.S. Mint’s 2017 Proof Set. Here’s a partial Mint description of the anniversary set:
"This coin set contains 10 coins with an enhanced uncirculated finish using a combination of laser frosted areas and an unpolished field that accentuates design details, creating a unique contrast distinctly different from the mirror-like finish of proof coins."
The regular 2017 Proof Set is available without limits for $26.95. It launched on March 29 and has to-date sales of 292,156. It should reach around the 600,000 level before all is said and done.
Far fewer anniversary sets will be sold. There is no mention yet on pricing, but its mintage is capped at 225,000 without any per household order restrictions.
Update: The set’s price is $29.95.
U.S. Mint-provided images fail to provide a real sense of the coins’ unique appearance. To help a bit in that regard, below are few CoinNews photos and videos of some recent U.S. Mint coins that have enhanced uncirculated finishes.
For more information about the set, visit its product page right here.
Not interested. Just more shinny change.
Something I will try to get. But without the house hold limit I can already see the problems some of us will be having when it comes time to order. I will also want to get some of the graded coins from this set.
I would go for it myself,if they made it silver. And being a first of a kind 225 year enhanced unc. set. Nothing wrong with copper & nickel. I like siver more at this time. Really should cost the same as the proof set maybe 1/2 buck more.
I’m interested in this and I was hoping they would also make a silver version. I would be getting the set only for the Kennedy coin. The enhanced uncirculated kennedy coin that was made in 2014 is pretty nice, especially on the reverse on the shield the eagle holds. The 2014 Kennedy enhanced uncirculated coins that are Proof-like are especially fine because of the contrast. That they are going to individually laser each coin and with ten coins per set, that is a lot of lasering of individual coins! It’s surprising that they can do so much work for a… Read more »
Shiny has only one N
Since the Mint is making an EU set, I hope they also continue making the NA $1 C&C set .. so far no peep from them on this
Rodney, I believe the lasering is done to the coin die and not on the coin itself as you are suggesting.
Bustywidow: Yeah, that would make sense, thanks for your informative comment. I wonder if the dies have to be changed out more frequently because of that? It would seem like such delicate difference in the etched area would quickly wear away or at least not have crisp well defined edges, like on the shield of the reverse of the ’14 enhanced Kennedy or the robes on the enhanced silver Eagle’s Lady Liberty?
Tinto, I don’t suppose there is any way to know since the Mint really doesn’t have a product schedule any longer. When I looked at the end of May it only showed 5 days ahead! It seems this year they only update it a couple of weeks to a month and a half in advance. The mint is shooting themselves in the foot on this as the collectors can’t plan and budget for releases. Of course the big buyers/companies probably already have a schedule from them! Releasing a full years product schedule would probably result in increased sales for the… Read more »
50 years ago in 1967, the Mint only had two jobs on the docket: to produce coinage for circulation and 2) to produce special mint sets. That’s all. Here in 2017, numismatists everywhere in the United States of America in addition to the Mom and Pop coin store just down the street at the corner of Harvard and Elm Streets, now has the United States Mint as the premier coin dealership competing with Mom and Pop for all of your hard earned dollars. And getting bigger each and every year since 1967. And oh, the enhanced set from San Francisco… Read more »
To Teach,
Shiny does not have a capital N in it.
To Teach,
Perhaps OP didn’t mean “shiny” at all and instead likes to keep his or her coins on or about his or her shins and thus, “shinny”.
RODNEY MOORE Yeah, the Mint suddenly got quite coy with their product schedule… ant at a time when they have even less products to sell .. no Prez $, no First Spouse .. I gave up on them a while back .. the last most expensive coin I bought from them was the 2014 Platinum proof in order to complete at least one theme (Preamble series) . And like you said, the Mint could do away with the NA $1 C&C sets.. which would be a shame since they don’t have to do an extra process this year to make… Read more »
The no household limit is a mistake, again!! Start with maybe a 5 set limit for the first week & then take off the order limits.
Is this set one year type or will issue every year ? Not really interesting over supply. It is uncirculated set no silver contain. If you want resell it to coin dealer ,they might not buy it .
Yorbasasa-
It is a safe bet that the 225th anniversary set will only be made one year. No one will be celebrating the 225th anniversary next year.
This is kind of ludicrous, having a subscription for the annual Silver Proof Set, these coins are all ready in that set. They have just made a new box to put them in . Mike, are they bumping up the mintage or wasn’t there a limit in the first place ?
Michael Irwin-
I don’t think these will be in the silver proof set for two different reasons: they aren’t silver and they are especially enhanced. These are different from all the other sets because they are the special “enhanced” version. The only way to get these is by buying this set because as of right now they aren’t in any other set being offered.
That’s my understanding of it, anyways.
what other years have they done the enhanced coins?
Lee, They did the 2014 Kennedy, The 2013 silver Eagle at least one year for a special set, and Native American $1. That’s all that I am aware of but there may and probably are others. Maybe someone else will comment that is more knowledgeable. Both the Kennedy and Silver Eagle are very nice and instantly recognizable with the differences. I collect both of those but don’t collect the NA $ so I don’t know how well those look.
Again , the U.S. Mint will be issuing a coin/set with no household limits . What a surprise ! When will the Mint have some thoughts regarding true collectors interest ? We are not in the hobby for profit or greed , but for the love of coins .
a mintage of 225,000 is a very high mintage. even if just one person bought all the sets, it would take years to sell. A mintage below 1,000 is what is called a heavy hitter, something the u.s. mint should think about doing.
The photo supplied by the mint looks just like the 2005 to 2010 satin finish mint sets, that can be purchased for slightly over face. Give the fact that this set no longer includes presidential dollars, or the 2009 copper Lincoln cents, what is the point of this set? Control the quality of mint set coins and packaging, Britain and Canada have been doing so for decades.
Jerry Shearman –
Amen! I agree totally with your comment. The Mint should have a household limit on all limited edition products for the first day at least to be fair to all.
-NumisDudeTx
It will never sold out. High price with high mintage is the problem. Look back on Reagan CC SET. Still sit on mint vault. Because quarter is a quarter why they are selling 10 times of face value. Also the main point: lack of new and youth collectors.
@yorbasasa You say it won’t sell out but I’m not to sure about that. I suppose we’ll see in a few weeks. I collect Kennedy half dollars and I want the set for that only. With my luck the set will sell out immediately meaning that I will have to pay a premium to get the coin that I collect, so it is a concern. If they don’t sell enhanced quarters except in this set, that will be one reason alone for it to sell out. Plus, some people usually get the enhanced Native American $1 so that is another… Read more »
O.K. This set could be nice. I find it difficult to get excited about many modern coin sets. I would be really excited if the Mint would move the date and mint mark back to the face of the Native American dollar. I guess that is too much to ask for.
GREAT COLLECTING GANG !!
I will definitely buy more than one
Looks like the mint is out of them already.
The set is beautiful,
Just purchased my 2018 United States (Guide Book of) Coins and i’m real surprised to find so little in this book about the 225th Anniversary of the Mint EU Coin Set. I’ve heard Mezack rattling off how rare the 1¢ coin is etc., and I’m not finding anything in Red about it. Red book hardly mentions this set at all. I’m an older person who has been collecting coins on a small scale for most or better part of my 73 years and I’m remembering what a coin shop owner to me years ago, keep your coins in OG packages.… Read more »