Produced and issued for the coin collector community, the United States Mint will release its 2025 Proof Set today at noon ET. Found within this year’s annual set are ten proof quality examples of the nation’s circulating coinage, all manufactured at the U.S. Mint’s San Francisco facility.
Each clad coin in the set features the U.S. Mint’s proof finish, highlighting sharp reliefs and mirror-like backgrounds with frosted, sculpted foregrounds. Struck multiple times with polished dies and hand-polished blanks, these coins exhibit greater detail than their circulating counterparts.
This year’s proof set includes ten coins:
- 2025-S Native American $1 Coin (honoring Mary Kawena Pukui)
- 2025-S Kennedy Half Dollar
- 2025-S Ida B. Wells Quarter
- 2025-S Juliette Gordon Low Quarter
- 2025-S Dr. Vera Rubin Quarter
- 2025-S Stacey Park Milbern Quarter
- 2025-S Althea Gibson Quarter
- 2025-S Roosevelt Dime
- 2025-S Jefferson Nickel
- 2025-S Lincoln Cent
The set’s five quarters are housed together in a single protective lens, mirroring their presentation in the earlier released 2025 Quarters Proof Set, which contained the same coins and launched on February 20. These quarters stand out not only for their designs but also because they are issued exclusively in 2025.
Another year-specific release in the set is the Mary Kawena Pukui Native American $1 Coin, which will also be produced only in 2025. The remaining five coins – the Kennedy half dollar, Roosevelt dime, Jefferson nickel, and Lincoln cent – feature longstanding designs that have appeared in previous years.
2025 Proof Set Coin Specifications
Here are the specifications for the clad coins included in the set:
| Denomination: | Penny | Nickel | Dime | Quarter | Half Dollar | Native American $1 Coin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish: | Proof | Proof | Proof | Proof | Proof | Proof |
| Composition: | 2.5% copper, balance zinc | 25% nickel, balance copper | 8.33% nickel, balance copper | 8.33% nickel, balance copper | 8.33% nickel, balance copper | 6% zinc, 3.5% manganese, 2% nickel, balance copper |
| Weight: | 2.500 grams | 5.000 grams | 2.268 grams | 5.670 grams | 11.340 grams | 8.100 grams |
| Diameter: | 0.750 inch (19.05 mm) | 0.835 inch (21.21 mm) | 0.705 inch (17.91 mm) | 0.955 inch (24.26 mm) | 1.205 inches (30.61 mm) | 1.043 inches (26.49 mm) |
| Edge: | Plain | Plain | Reeded | Reeded | Reeded | Lettered |
| Mint and Mint Mark: | San Francisco – S | San Francisco – S | San Francisco – S | San Francisco – S | San Francisco – S | San Francisco – S |
Recent annual sales of the proof sets have reached the following figures:
| 2024 Proof Set | 355,754 |
| 2023 Proof Set | 369,233 |
| 2022 Proof Set | 400,001 |
| 2021 Proof Set | 512,866 |
| 2020 Proof Set | 464,730 |
| 2019 Proof Set | 601,364 |
| 2018 Proof Set | 517,081 |
| 2017 Proof Set | 568,678 |
Price, Limits and Ordering
Priced at $40.25, the set costs more than last year’s version, which contained the same number of coins and debuted at $35. Notably, the U.S. Mint set a maximum mintage of 420,002 for this release, whereas the 2024 set had no stated mintage limit.
San Francisco Mint-struck 2025 Proof Sets are available for purchase directly from the U.S. Mint through its online store page for annual sets.
No household order limit has been established for this product.
How is the best way to make 6% in the Gold market?
Cag: interesting process….hope it pays for you. Many pieces in motion within the international gold market right now….. to quote Cali quoting Yoda “difficult to see the future it is” question: are tariffs applied to metal based funds where the metal is physically located off shore US?
That is the assumption. That is why JP Morgan has been flying all the tons and tons and tons of Gold from Great Britain to the United States…
I’ll bet it gets to travel in First Class with complementary polishing service.
At the risk of being called out for attempting to count the number of angels currently dancing on the head of any given pin I humbly wish to interject that Yoda was perhaps a bit too optimistic, that a more down to earth analysis of the validity of prognostication might in fact be somewhat closer to “Impossible to see the future it is.”
I’m sure that’s all fine, cagcrisp, if I were to know what all those terms mean. 😉
A twist on Cag’s old saying… Higher and Higher Prices, Lower and Lower Mintages, More and More Gimmicks, Less and Less Demand PS Cag what was the “original” way you use to phrase that back in the day, circa 2016?-2018???
“Higher and Higher Prices, Lower and Lower Mintages, More and More Gimmicks, Less and Less Demand”
As long as the coin collecting hobby is not killed outright, this is not necessarily a bad thing. Many valuable, highly sought-after coins were once high-priced, low-mintage, low-demand gimmicks.
CaliSkier, The following is the First time I used the phrase: June 7, 2017 at 9:47 pm For those looking for More and More Low Mintage Wonders… …You’re going to get what you want… For those wanting the US Mint to be More and More like the other world mints… …You’re going to get what you want… The mint has Finally run out of options… Demographics don’t lie… This will be more the norm going forward… Lower and Lower mintages and Higher and Higher premiums… I wouldn’t be surprised to see a new Gold pricing matrix and Higher prices for… Read more »
FY2017 The Mint had Net Income of $9Million on the numismatic side.
FY2018 The Mint had Net LOSS of $21.2Million on the numismatic side.
FY2019 The Mint had Net LOSS of $6.9Million on the numismatic side.
Just a quick question I don’t know anything about quarters or coins. The price of a 1776
-1976 quarter without the S on it?
I just collect what I like/want, and that is proof and mint sets, and don’t worry about price. It’s a hobby to me, so there is little to no chance of me selling them.
Jim M.,
The purchases I make for my collection are precisely aligned with yours, and the fact I have no intention of ever selling any part of what I’ve acquired plays into that.
Kaiser, that’s what make the hobby fun and interesting. As long as there is someone(s) in the family that you can leave your collection to (I have a couple of nephews that are into coins) then one has no worries that a non-interested relative will get what you had and not have a clue what to do with it.
PS Kaiser: I was stationed in Kaiserslautern from 8/66 to 1/69 and loved it. BBK was the local brew.
Jim M., you’re absolutely right about why people with our particular mindset collect and the benefits and payoff we derive from it. Clearly, for us it has nothing to do with somehow making money off the collection. In fact, I’m leaving everything to my beloved wife of 33 years; she’ll know what to do with the items that are of use and/or interest to our offspring and their offspring. After all, since we have three children and five grandchildren there’s no shortage of recipients for any of the “heirlooms”. It’s great that you were able to enjoy close to three… Read more »
Correction: At 11% alcohol by volume, Kulmbacher Doppelbock was at one time the most potent Lager in the world but it didn’t even come remotely close to being the strongest beer per se. Sorry about that.
What a great city Heidelberg was/is, never bombed during WW2. Drove my ’59 Opel there a few times, plus took it all over Europe, north to Sweden, south to Italy, on the boat to England, and even drove through East Germany to my favorite city, Berlin. Been behind the wall, and even stepped into Checkpoint Charlie, the real one.
Jim
Precisely, Jim M.; Heidelberg was thankfully spared any bombing by the Allies as it had no strategic purpose. A good thing since there is so much of historic value and lots of scenic beauty in that interesting little city! It’s rather special you had a ’59 Opel for all of your many and varied Continental excursions! It certainly sounds like it was not only great fun but also rather exciting, such as actually driving through East Germany to get to Berlin. We on the other hand left our VW Bus at home in Heidelberg and instead took the “sealed” train… Read more »
Memories
Collecting coins. Drinking beer. They have something in common. They’re both enjoyable. 🙂
Copy That.
Antonio, E 1 and Jim M.,
I suppose you might say the art of collecting and the enjoyment of drinking beer seemingly joined hands when my younger brother sold my entire stamp collection for beer money in 1965 while I was away at college. Good times, but most definitely much more so for the not so little rascal than for me.
What would the selling price of a quarter 1776-1976. Without the S on it?
Wow, FYIs: Just received some BU 2025D cents. Lovely prooflikes at face. Only 225m so far….
they are out there….oh atmPOTUS lunch joint, McDonalds…. Which is a different lunch Joint than Musk tends to imbibe in…. (<;
At the rate Elon is going his child support obligations may well exceed his record wealth.
None finer(PCGS)! PCGS MS64 Red valued at $275,000 on PCGS site. Currently at $102,500 with just 4 days, 20 hrs left. BTW, there have been 48 bids so far. Link below. Last sold on GC for a whopping $253,125, January 15, 2023.(85 bids) This coin had been part of the “Red Copper” collection, which had been curated by notable collector, Stewart Blay. He’d unfortunately passed away at the age of 71, on November 25, 2022, after consigning and prior to his famous collection being auctioned off by GC in January of 2023. For any one wishing to take a peek,… Read more »
Holy Toledo, Batman! That, CaliSkier, is a perfect example of how much condition matters. APMEX is selling one of these in the F-12 grade for $999.00; what a difference!
Ohhhhhh
Nice!
Antonio, CaliSkier and E 1,
Yep, there it is. But then, like the old saying goes, you get what you pay for.
My 2025 Proof Set is on the way to me even as we speak (?)/write(?)! This is my first Mint purchase of the year and at this point I still have no definite plan in mind as to what else I would like to acquire from the Mint before the end of 2025. By the way, not only is the shipping free this time thanks to it being a Subscription order but this one also counts toward the three orders required before all shipments for the rest of the year from the Mint are at no charge. Very cool indeed!
It truly is the little things, sir Kaiser….
BTW… BLACK JACK….no pun intended. Haua
Well spoken, my friend Caliskier. While the “big” things may be more consequential, the “little” things are far more frequent and pervasive. Hoooahhh!
As an old fashion hobbyist i still collect coins out of circulation now for the most part. I no longer order the proof, proof silver or unc sets… i no longer subscribe to the ASE coins either. Currently subscribed
to the new Morgans and Peace only, tho im contemplating cutting that back to just the reverse proof set as a yearly treat. As i retired 7 years ago justifying the annual cost vs value of unc and proof sets became impossible. Hoping the 250th coins next year will draw be back more….we shall see.
My biggest takeaway, Domenic, from your comment may well be how truly amazing and wonderful it is we each have our own reason for and style of collecting. Three cheers!
The 2023 proof set was the lowest mintage since 1954. Proof set prices since 1968 have been fairly stable on an inflation adjusted basis. Adjusting for inflation, $5 in 1968 is $40 today. Proof set prices in the 1980s ranged from 11 to 12.50, again about 40 today, with fewer coins, no dollar and only one quarter. Mintages have plunged nearly 90%, from 3 million from 1968 to 1985 to 300 some thousand.
And the 1968 is still a $5 item….
John Q. Coinage and Andy,
Still and all, as long as everyone gets their own version of satisfaction and enjoyment out of how and what they collect, then I would feel secure in contending that the hobby has accomplished its aim and purpose as well as it should.
Gold is Not reacting positively to the weaker dollar…
Very short term perspective. I’d give it some more time. There’s a lot going on and the dollar is not the only mover of gold (as you’ve mentioned previously when the dollar and gold were moving in tandem.)
DaveSWFL and cagcrisp,
It appears that while prevailing wisdom might ordinarily point toward an imperative of opposing directions of movement for gold and dollars as they vie for supremacy, there are likely to be the occasional exceptions to that typical pattern. I would imagine the somewhat unsettling up in the air circumstances we currently find ourselves dealing with might in fact contribute substantially more to the likelihood of the latter rather than the former scenario being the one in play at this time. Time, as always, will have to be counted on to tell.
Additionally, as the dollar loses its purchasing power it will be harder to afford anything. I would therefore imagine that higher gold prices will hardly fit realistically into that precise type of obligatory-belt-tightening scenario.