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Coins - 2005 Proof Set Certificate of Authenticity and Coin Specifications

 

The 2005 proof set included a certificate of authenticity on a folded white card with the title on the front, the Director's message on the back and the coin specifications inside. The folded card in the 2005 proof set changed slightly from earlier proofs sets with the positioning of the information. Two tables inside the folded card addressed the coin specifications and characteristics of the eleven proof coins in the 2005 proof set.

2005 Proof Set opened showing proof coins and contents 

Like earlier years, the outside of the folded card had a white shiny surface, but with the 2005 proof set, the front included the blue and red 50 state quarters emblem on the white background. "United States Mint" is centered below the emblem and above the title which states, "Certificate of Authenticity 2005 United States Mint Proof Set®." On the back of the card, the Director of the Mint's message certifies the proof coins in the set (scroll further for the message details).

2005 Proof Set certificate of authenticity outside 

The Director's message states:

The United States Mint certifies that this proof set of current United States coinage was produced and packaged by the United States Mint at San Francisco. Each coin bears the "S" mint mark of that facility.

United States Mint proof coins are produced from carefully selected planchets, or coin 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.

This year's proof set features the inclusion of two new nickels which commemorate the bicentennials of the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark expedition. The 2005-dated quarters of the 50 State Quarters® Program are also included in this set, honoring California, Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas and West Virginia in the order in which they were admitted into the Union.

Henrietta Holsman Fore
Director
United States Mint

The white matte finish of the inside of the card provides the backdrop for the two tables of coin specifications. On the top half, the table lists the cent, two nickels, dime, half dollar and dollar coins' characteristics. At the bottom of the card, a second table gives the specifications for the five state quarter proof coins.

2005 Proof Set certificate of authenticity inside

The specifications for the six proof coins in one of the lenses in the 2005 proof set are in the table at the top.

2005 UNITED STATES MINT PROOF SET®SPECIFICATIONS

DENOM-
INATION

Cent

Nickel

Nickel

Dime

Half Dollar

Dollar 

OBVERSE

Lincoln

Jefferson with Hand-written Liberty

 Jefferson with Hand-written Liberty

Roosevelt

Kennedy

Sacagawea and Her Infant Son

DESIGNER  

Joe Fitzgerald*

Joe Fitzgerald*

     

DESIGNED/
ENGRAVED
BY

V.D.
Brenner

Don Everhart

Don Everhart

John R. Sinnock

Gilroy Roberts

Glenna Goodacre

REVERSE

Lincoln Memorial

American Bison

Ocean in View

Torch, Olive Branch, Oak Branch

Heraldic Eagle

Eagle in Flight

DESIGNER  

Jamie Franki*

Joe Fitzgerald*

     

DESIGNED/
ENGRAVED BY

Frank Gasparro

Norman
E.
Nemeth

Donna Weaver

John R. Sinnock

Frank Gasparro

Thomas
D.
Rogers

COMPOSI-TION

2.5% 
Copper 97.5%Zinc

25%
Nickel
75% Copper

25%
Nickel
75% Copper

8.33% Nickel 91.67% Copper

8.33% Nickel 91.67% Copper

6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, 2.0%
Nickel, 88.5%
 
Copper

STANDARD WEIGHT

2.500
grams

5.000 grams

5.000 grams

2.268 grams

11.340 grams

8.100
grams

STANDARD DIAMETER

0.750
inches
19.1 mm

0.835 inches
21.2 mm

 0.835 inches
21.2 mm

0.705 inches
17.9 mm

1.205 inches
30.61 mm

1.043
inches
26.49 mm

EDGE

Plain

Plain

 Plain

Reeded

Reeded

Plain


*Designer of the coin from the United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program.

In addition, the US Mint provided their web address below the table for more information.

The bottom portion of the inside of the card includes the table of the coin specifications for the five state quarter proof coins in the proof set:

DENOMI-
NATION

California
Quarter

Minnesota
Quarter

Oregon
Quarter

Kansas
Quarter

West Virginia
Quarter

OBVERSE

Washington

Washington

Washington

Washington

Washington

SCULPTOR/
ENGRAVER

John Flanagan

John Flanagan

John Flanagan

John Flanagan

John Flanagan

REVERSE

"John Muir and Yosemite Valley"

"Land of 10,000 Lakes"

"Crater Lake"

"Buffalo and Sunflower"

"New River Gorge"

SCULPTOR/
ENGRAVER

Don Everhart

Charles L. Vickers

Donna Weaver

Norman E. Nemeth

John Mercanti



COMPOSITION

Copper-Nickel Clad
8.33% Nickel
Balance Copper

STANDARD
WEIGHT

5.670 grams

STANDARD
DIAMETER

0.955 inches
24.3 mm

EDGE

Reeded


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

Click 2005 Proof Set to view the contents of the proof set package with its eleven proof coins.

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