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The 1995 proof set included a folded Certificate of Authenticity with a white card stock and green print. The outer side of the certificate included a shiny finish while the inside had a matte finish.

1995 Proof Set contents

On the front, "Certificate of Authenticity" in green script flows across the bottom of the shiny paper. Centered above the script is the US Mint's seal. Inside the outer circle on a green background, "TREASURY" is at the top, and "UNITED STATES MINT" is along the bottom. The inner circle contains a white shield with scales at the top and a key at the bottom separated by a green chevron with thirteen white stars.

1995 Proof Set Certificate of Authenticity

Unfolded, the card includes the message from the Director of the Mint describing the process and providing the certification for the proof coins.

1995 Proof Set Certificate of Authenticity inside

The text states:

The United States Mint certifies that these proof versions of current United States circulating coinage were produced and packaged at the United States Mint, San Francisco, California. Each coin bears the mint mark “S” designation of that facility.

United States proof coins are produced from carefully selected planchets, or blanks, that have been burnished to a high luster. The polished blanks, which are carefully handled to minimize scratches and abrasions, are struck on specially adapted coining presses. Each coin is struck at least twice to bring forth the most minute detail with remarkable clarity.

The surfaces of the coinage dies for striking proof coins are meticulously processed to create a frosted appearance of the image on the die. The background surface is polished and buffed to a mirror-like finish. The dies are also buffed during the striking process.

The finished coin with its frosted cameo image on a mirror-like field is carefully inspected—with gloved hands to protect its surface—before being assembled into sets. The proof coins are then placed into transparent presentation cases.

Proof coins, referred to as “Master Coins” in the early days of the Mint, were originally produced to “prove the correctness of the dies.” These first pieces, struck with extra care and bearing a high polish, were reserved for the Mint’s Cabinet of Coins Collection and sometimes used for special presentations. They were first offered for sale to the public in approximately 1858 and are produced under the authority of Section 5111 (a)(3), Title 31 of the United States Code.

Proof coins are a supplemental program of the United States Mint, produced at no net cost to the government, with profits deposited to the General Fund of the Treasury of the United States.

Philip N. Diehl
Director
United States Mint

A table on the back of the folded certificate of authenticity shows the specifications for each of the coins in the 1995 proof set.

1995 Proof Set coin specifications

The specifications include:

United States Mint Proof Coin Set

Specifications

Denomination

Cent

Nickel

Dime

Quarter

Half Dollar

Obverse

Lincoln

Jefferson

Roosevelt

Washington

Kennedy

Designed by

V.D. Brenner

Felix Schlag

John R. Sinnock

John Flanagan

Gilroy Roberts

Reverse

Lincoln Memorial

Monticello

Torch,
Olive Branch, Oak Branch

Heraldic Eagle

Heraldic Eagle

Designed by

Frank Gasparro

Felix Schlag

John R. Sinnock

John Flanagan

Frank Gasparro

Composition

Copper Plated Zinc 2.5% Cu Balance Zn

Cupro-Nickel

25% Ni Balance Cu

Cupro-Nickel Clad
8.33% Ni Balance Cu

Cupro-Nickel Clad
8.33% Ni Balance Cu

Cupro-Nickel Clad
8.33% Ni Balance Cu

Standard Weight

2.500 g

5.000 g

2.268 g

5.670 g

11.340 g

Standard Diameter

0.750 in 19.05 mm

0.835 in 21.21 mm

0.705 in 17.91 mm

0.955 in
24.26 mm

1.205 in 30.61 mm

Edge

Plain

Plain

Reeded

Reeded

Reeded

To preserve the beauty of your proof coin set, store in a cool, dry place.

Click 1995 Proof Set to view the contents of the proof set package.

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