OFFICIAL SOURCE
United States Mint · 1998 Five-Coin Proof Set
Contemporary July 1998 notice about the five-coin proof program and its 2.1-million sales cap (not a final production figure).
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1998 United States Proof Set
San Francisco (S) · Five-Coin Standard Clad Proof Series
1998-S5 legal-tender coins91¢ face valueStandard clad edition
01 SET OVERVIEW
1998-S Standard Clad Proof Coinage
The 1998-S standard proof collection contains five San Francisco issues: Kennedy half dollar, Washington quarter, Roosevelt dime, Jefferson nickel, and Lincoln Memorial cent. Its Washington quarter retains the familiar eagle reverse for the last annual set before the 1999 State Quarters series. This is the regular clad edition, distinct from the separately marketed 1998 silver proof collection. Independent collector archive; not a U.S. Mint product.
02 COIN ARCHIVE
Five Proof Coin Pages
1998 · SAN FRANCISCO · SKennedy Half Dollar ProofKennedy Portrait · Heraldic EagleOPEN ARCHIVE →1998 · SAN FRANCISCO · SWashington Quarter ProofWashington Portrait · Eagle ReverseOPEN ARCHIVE →1998 · SAN FRANCISCO · SRoosevelt Dime ProofRoosevelt Portrait · TorchOPEN ARCHIVE →1998 · SAN FRANCISCO · SJefferson Nickel ProofJefferson Portrait · MonticelloOPEN ARCHIVE →1998 · SAN FRANCISCO · SLincoln Memorial Cent ProofLincoln Portrait · Lincoln MemorialOPEN ARCHIVE →
03 ARCHIVE STRUCTURE
Collection Record
CountryUnited States
Year1998
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 Quantity2,086,507 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-1998-S-STD-CLAD-PROOF-SET
QR Short Codeusps98
QR Short URLhttps://metacoinart.com/q/usps98
The U.S. Mint announced a sales CAP of 2,100,000 five-coin sets on July 31, 1998; this is not the same as the later reported 2,086,507 sets in collector catalogues. The Mint announced the 1998 sets were no longer available in December 1998. Half dollar, quarter and dime in this standard set are clad, not silver. No third-party photographs or price tables are reproduced.
04 SOURCES & REFERENCES
References
OFFICIAL SOURCE
United States Mint · Coin Specifications
Official denomination specifications; historical 1998 metal profiles distinguished from later changes.
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United States Mint · December 1998 Announcement
Contemporary notice that the 1998 annual proof sets were no longer available from the Mint.
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Proof Set Guide · 1998 Standard Proof Set
Historical collector-set total of 2,086,507 and original issue price of $12.50.
Open reference ↗SECONDARY CATALOGUE
Numista · 1998 United States Proof Set
Secondary catalogue cross-check only; no images, pricing tables or descriptions reproduced.
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