OFFICIAL SOURCE
United States Mint · Proof Sets
Official explanation of the proof finish and the annual collector-set program.
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1997 United States Proof Set
San Francisco (S) · Five-Coin Standard Clad Proof Series
1997-S5 legal-tender coins91¢ face valueStandard clad edition
01 SET OVERVIEW
1997-S Standard Clad Proof Coinage
This five-coin San Francisco proof set brings together the Kennedy half dollar, Washington quarter, Roosevelt dime, Jefferson nickel, and Lincoln Memorial cent. It is the regular clad proof set, distinct from the 1997-S Silver Proof Set. Five individual archive records below document the correct historical designs and metals. This independently created collection page is not an official United States Mint product.
02 COIN ARCHIVE
Five Proof Coin Pages
1997 · SAN FRANCISCO · SKennedy Half Dollar ProofKennedy Portrait · Heraldic EagleOPEN ARCHIVE →1997 · SAN FRANCISCO · SWashington Quarter ProofWashington Portrait · Eagle ReverseOPEN ARCHIVE →1997 · SAN FRANCISCO · SRoosevelt Dime ProofRoosevelt Portrait · TorchOPEN ARCHIVE →1997 · SAN FRANCISCO · SJefferson Nickel ProofJefferson Portrait · MonticelloOPEN ARCHIVE →1997 · SAN FRANCISCO · SLincoln Memorial Cent ProofLincoln Portrait · Lincoln MemorialOPEN ARCHIVE →
03 ARCHIVE STRUCTURE
Collection Record
CountryUnited States
Year1997
MintSan Francisco (S)
Set TypeStandard Clad Proof Set
Denominations50 / 25 / 10 / 5 / 1 Cent
Number of Legal-Tender Coins5
Face Value$0.91
Reported Set Issued Quantity1,975,000 sets (secondary catalogue figure)
Original Issue Price$12.50 (secondary catalogue figure)
Copper-Nickel Clad CoinsHalf Dollar · Quarter · Dime
Other MetalsNickel: copper-nickel; Cent: copper-plated zinc
Archive IDUS-1997-S-STD-CLAD-PROOF-SET
QR Short Codeusps97
QR Short URLhttps://metacoinart.com/q/usps97
Collector records distinguish the 1997-S regular clad set from the separately sold 1997-S silver proof sets. Set issue quantities are not substituted for all individual proof coin mintages; additional proof products can change the total production of specific denominations. Third-party catalogue photographs and price tables are not reproduced.
04 SOURCES & REFERENCES
References
OFFICIAL SOURCE
United States Mint · Coin Specifications
Official denomination weights, sizes and composition; consulted for the period-appropriate clad and plated-zinc profiles.
Open reference ↗SECONDARY REFERENCE
Greysheet · 1997-S Five-Coin Clad Proof Set
Independent catalogue identification and the historical 1,975,000-set figure.
Open reference ↗SECONDARY CATALOGUE
Numista · 1997 United States Proof Set
Secondary catalogue cross-check only; no images, pricing tables or descriptions reproduced.
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