OFFICIAL SOURCE — PRIMARY
United States Mint · Proof Sets
Official overview of proof minting and annual collector proof sets.
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1972 United States Proof Set
San Francisco (S) · Standard Five-Coin Proof Set
1972-S5 legal-tender coins$0.91 face value
01 SET OVERVIEW
1972-S Five-Coin Proof Set
The 1972 United States standard Proof Set consists of five coins specially struck at the San Francisco Mint: a Kennedy half dollar, Washington quarter, Roosevelt dime, Jefferson nickel and bronze Lincoln Memorial cent. The set predates the addition of an Eisenhower dollar to the regular annual proof set in 1973. This is an independent collector archive, not an official U.S. Mint product.
02 COIN ARCHIVE
Five Proof Coin Pages
1972 · SAN FRANCISCO · SKennedy Half Dollar ProofKennedy Portrait · Heraldic EagleOPEN ARCHIVE →1972 · SAN FRANCISCO · SWashington Quarter ProofWashington Portrait · Heraldic EagleOPEN ARCHIVE →1972 · SAN FRANCISCO · SRoosevelt Dime ProofRoosevelt Portrait · TorchOPEN ARCHIVE →1972 · SAN FRANCISCO · SJefferson Nickel ProofJefferson Portrait · MonticelloOPEN ARCHIVE →1972 · SAN FRANCISCO · SLincoln Memorial Cent ProofLincoln Portrait · MemorialOPEN ARCHIVE →
03 ARCHIVE STRUCTURE
Collection Record
IssuerUnited States
Proof Year1972
MintSan Francisco (S)
EditionRegular Five-Coin Proof Set
Number of Coins5
Denominations50¢, 25¢, 10¢, 5¢, 1¢
Total Face Value$0.91
Reported Sets3,260,996 (collector catalogue / secondary)
Original Issue Price$5.00 (secondary historic catalogue)
Lincoln CentBronze, 95% copper, 3.11 g
Dollar CoinNot included in the regular 1972 Proof Set
Archive IDUS-1972-S-5C-STANDARD-PROOF-SET
Set QR Codeusps72
Set QR URLhttps://metacoinart.com/q/usps72
Only the five legal-tender coins are counted. The 1972 bronze Lincoln cent must not be confused with later copper-plated zinc cents. Values and set quantities are historical secondary references rather than verified current selling prices or primary Mint production totals.
04 REFERENCES
References
OFFICIAL SOURCE — PRIMARY
United States Mint · August 1972 Historical Announcement
Contemporary announcement that the regular annual set would add the Eisenhower dollar in 1973; 1972 used five-coin packaging.
Open reference ↗OFFICIAL SOURCE — PRIMARY
United States Mint · Coin Specifications
Denomination specifications; 1972-S historical bronze-cent data is separately documented.
Open reference ↗OFFICIAL SOURCE — PRIMARY
United States Mint · 1971 Clad Half-Dollar Announcement
Contemporary record confirming the 1971 change from silver-clad to copper-nickel clad Kennedy halves.
Open reference ↗SECONDARY REFERENCE
Proof Set Guide · Historic Mintage Table
Collector tabulation identifying 3,260,996 standard sets for 1972; not a 1972 Mint press-release total.
Open reference ↗SECONDARY CATALOGUE — LAST
Numista · 1972 United States Proof Set
Set catalogue reference for the five coins, reported quantity and $5.00 original selling price. No third-party images or price tables reproduced.
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