Those who bought and received the U.S. Mint’s 2024 Proof Set will notice inaccuracies in the inside panel of the set’s Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
Released on March 14 for $35, with 209,229 sold through March 31, the set contains 10 proof-quality coins. Six of them include designs for use in 2024 only, which include five quarters celebrating the contributions made by American women, and the Native American dollar. Native American $1 coins feature annually changing reverses that celebrate contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the history and development of the United States.
As for the errors, the COA’s section detailing the reverse design of the 2024 Native American dollar mistakenly mentions last year’s “American Indians in Ballet” design theme instead of the 2024 design recognizing the “Indian Citizenship Act of 1924.” Furthermore, it attributes the reverse design to Ben Sowards instead of Phebe Hemphill, who both designed and sculpted the 2024 dollar. Sowards was responsible for the design in 2023, while Hemphill also executed the sculpting.
The U.S. Mint has tended to rectify COA and other packaging errors. Earlier this year, the Mint mailed replacement packaging via standard mail with a corrected portrait of Bessie Coleman in aviator’s gear. The packaging that was impacted originally contained the 2023 Proof Set, the 2023 Silver Proof Set, the 2023 American Women Quarters Proof Set, and the 2023 American Women Quarters Silver Proof Set. In 2023, the Mint also issued replacement COAs for the 2023-P American Liberty Silver Medal, as the original COA incorrectly referred to the medal as a coin.
