2008 Proof Set (BUY)
Face Value: $6.91
Original Issue Price: $26.95
Mintage: 1,405,674
The 2008 Proof Set once again contained a total of fourteen coins. The large number of coins for the same six denominations was the result of the State Quarters series and Presidential Dollar series which issued multiple designs per year. The price of the sets remained unchanged from last year and the mintage was approximately the same level. On the secondary market the 2008 Proof Set sells for a premium. This is due to the fact that the sets unexpected sold out at the US Mint in early December, which seems to have had a big impact on distribution and availability.
Each 2008 Proof Set contains the five State Quarters featuring Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, and Hawaii. Notably this was the final year of the ten year long State Quarters series. The sets also contained the four Presidential Dollars featuring James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and Martin Van Buren. The remaining coins were the Lincoln Cent, Jefferson Nickel, Roosevelt Dime, and Sacagawea Dollar.
The US Mint continued to offer a variety of different proof set options. This included a separate 2008 State Quarters Proof Set, 2008 Presidential Dollars Proof Set, Silver Proof Set, State Quarters Silver Proof Set, and American Legacy Collection.
The packaging for the 2008 Proof Set was consolidated from the prior year. The set still consisted of three plastic lenses, one with the State Quarters, one with the Presidential Dollars, and one with the remaining coins. These lenses were now placed into a single cardboard box featuring the familiar Statue of Liberty and US Mint logo on a blue color scheme.
