This set contains 14 coins in proof quality, protectively encased in three clear plastic lenses and newly designed packaging. The 2013-dated quarters, half-dollar and dime are struck in 90 percent silver, generally referred to as “coin silver.” The silver in these coins can be seen by viewing the edge of the coin in the lens.
United States Mint proof coins feature 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 specially polished dies and struck at least twice to ensure sharp relief. The coins are then packaged in a protective lens to showcase and maintain their exceptional finish.
The 2013 edition of the United States Mint Proof Set features:
The fourth annual release of five quarters in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program
The seventh annual release of four coins from the Presidential $1 Coin Program
One Native American $1 Coin, Kennedy half-dollar, Roosevelt dime, Jefferson nickel and Lincoln penny
Each coin in the quarter series features a common obverse (heads side) with the 1932 portrait of George Washington by John Flanagan, restored to bring out subtle details and the beauty of the original model. Inscriptions are UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and QUARTER DOLLAR.
The 2013 reverses of these coins honour the sites below with the following designs:
White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire
Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial in Ohio
Great Basin National Park in Nevada
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Maryl and
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota
Each coin in the Presidential $1 Coin Program has a common reverse design featuring a striking rendition of the Statue of Liberty. These 2013 coins feature large, dramatic artwork, as well as edge-incused inscriptions of the year of minting or issuance, E PLURIBUS UNUM and the mint mark. IN GOD WE TRUST appears on the face of the coin.
The 2013 obverses of these coins honour these Presidents:
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
There are no design changes to the half-dollar, dime, nickel and penny.
