Proof Set Mintages

Proof Set mintages have expanded greatly since the collector coins were reintroduced by the United States Mint in 1936. After beginning at the low level of just 3,837, production levels spiraled higher in subsequent years as demand for the product expanded. A temporary peak would be reached in 1964 when nearly 4 million sets were produced and sold. A new all time high mintage would be achieved in 1976 when the redesign of the quarter dollar, half dollar, and dollar coins caused heightened interest in the sets.

In recent years, the United States Mint has added to their line of proof sets with the special composition Silver Proof Sets, as well as component sets containing all of the different designs released for a particular denomination. The demand for these additional products has always fallen below the levels for the traditional annual proof set, however they may have served to cannibalize a portion of sales. The pattern of declining sales culminated with the 2012 Proof Set and 2012 Silver Proof Set, which marked the lowest mintage levels in decades.

The tables below present Proof Set mintages based on available data. In the case of the 1936-1942 proof sets, the mintages indicate the maximum number of sets that could be created, since coins were also sold individually. Figures will be updated for newer releases upon the conclusion of sales at the US Mint.

Proof Set Mintages

Year of IssueMintage
19363,837
19375,542
19388,045
19398,795
194011,246
194115,287
194221,120
195051,386
195157,500
195281,980
1953128,800
1954233,300
1955378,200
1956669,384
19571,247,952
1958875,652
19591,149,291
19601,691,602
19613,028,244
19623,218,019
19633,075,645
19643,950,762
19683,041,506
19692,934,631
19702,632,810
19713,220,733
19723,260,996
19732,760,339
19742,612,568
19752,845,450
19764,149,730
19773,251,152
19783,127,781
19793,677,175
19803,554,806
19814,063,083
19823,857,479
19833,138,765
19842,748,430
19853,362,821
19862,411,180
19873,972,233
19883,031,287
19893,009,107
19902,793,433
19912,610,833
19922,675,618
19932,409,394
19942,308,701
19952,010,384
19961,695,244
19971,975,000
19982,086,507
19992,543,401
20003,082,572
20012,294,909
20022,319,766
20032,172,684
20041,798,488
20052,275,000
20062,000,428
20071,702,116
20081,382,017
20091,482,502
20101,103,815
20111,098,835
2012794,002
2013802,460
2014714,661
2015662,900

Silver Proof Set Mintage

Year of IssueMintage
19763,998,621
19921,009,586
1993570,213
1994636,009
1995549,878
1996623,655
1997605,473
1998638,134
1999804,565
2000965,421
2001889,697
2002892,229
20031,125,755
20041,175,934
20051,069,679
20061,054,008
2007875,050
2008763,887
2009697,365
2010585,401
2011574,175
2012395,443
2013419,720
2014429,493
2015387,414