1995 Proof Set (BUY)
Face Value: $0.91
Original Issue Price: $12.50
Mintage: 2,010,384
The 1995 Proof Set is viewed as one of the key modern proof sets. The mintage declined by about 300,000 sets to reach only 2,010,384, which marked the lowest proof set mintage since before 1960. Collectors were caught unprepared for this and accordingly the sets continue to have a significant premium attached to their secondary market prices.
Individual proof coins contained in the sets also carry premiums accordingly. These are often minor key dates of individual series sets. Nearly all 1995-S Proof coins will have a deep cameo finish and be attainable in very high grades.
The US Mint also issued the 1995 Prestige Set which contained the 1995 Civil War Commemorative Half Dollar and Dollar coins. This set was priced at $57.00 and sold 107,112 units, a new low for Prestige Proof Set mintages. Additionally, the 1995 Silver Proof Set and 1995 Premier Silver Proof Set were offered. All versions of the 1995 Proof Set sell for premiums above their original offering price.
The packaging for the 1995 Proof Set continued the green color scheme that would be used until the nature of the set changed with the arrival of the State Quarter series in 1999. The individual coins were placed within a green cardboard, which was in turn sealed within a single plastic lens. This was placed within a green colored cardboard box with a single flap opening at the top.
