2000 United States Proof Set

2000-S Proof Set

Sales of the 2000-S Proof Set failed to reach the established limit of 3.3 million sets, so it cannot be labeled a "Sell Out" - but it's close!

Each set contained ten coins: One example each of the Lincoln Cent, Jefferson Nickel, Roosevelt Dime (Copper-Nickel Clad), Kennedy Half Dollar (Copper-Nickel Clad), Sacagawea "Golden" Dollar, Massachusetts Quarter (Copper-Nickel Clad), Maryland Quarter (Copper-Nickel Clad), South Carolina Quarter (Copper-Nickel Clad), New Hampshire Quarter (Copper-Nickel Clad), and Virginia Quarter (Copper-Nickel Clad).

About the sets: All coins in the 2000-S Proof Set were intended to have a Cameo or Deep Cameo Finish. On May 15, 2002, the Mint announced that "unsold remaining inventory" consisting of 1999-S, 2000-S, and 2001-S Proof Sets would be offered in a three-set combination beginning on May 29, 2002. The price was $94.95 for the three-set combination (or $79.95 if more than 100 combinations were ordered). No limits were placed on individual orders, but total orders were limited to the available quantities of 150,000 three-set combinations. Almost immediately thereafter, the Mint announced that sales of the three-set combination would cease because of unspecified damage the sets suffered while in storage. All of the remaining sets were to have been destroyed.

Mintage: 3,082,944 sets

Original packaging: The 2000-S Proof Set comes in two cases. One case contains the Cent, Nickel, Dime, and Half Dollar; the other case contains the year's five 50 States Quarters. The coins are inserted into holes in a cardboard holder with a blue-colored flag design (to distinguish it from the red-colored flag design of the Silver Proof Sets), then sealed inside a two-piece, clear plastic case. The cases and certificates of authenticity were inserted into a colorful, card-stock box with the head of the Statue of Liberty printed on the left side.