2009 US Mint Uncirculated Coin Set Issue

As we talked about last month, the 2009 United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set® went on sale today for the listed price of $27.95, plus $4.95 for shipping and handling.

The demand for the set is already guaranteed to be high, as prior annual offerings have proven to be a success for the US Mint. As an example, 745,464 of the 2008 Mint Sets were sold.

This year's mint set stands out with all the one-year-only designs and sheer volume of coins -- more than any year prior at 36, with 18 struck in Denver and 18 in Philadelphia.

The 2009 Lincoln Cents are receiving the most attention. Their themes honor the four major aspects of Abraham Lincoln's life:

• Birthplace
• Formative Years
• Professional Life, and
• Presidency

The coins as a group celebrate the bicentennial birth of Lincoln and the 100th anniversary of the first Lincoln cent. And for collectors, the uncirculated set is the only means to attain these coins in a satin finish and complete their "2009 Lincoln Collection."

Of course there are many other coins in the set, including the:

• Six DC & US Territories Quarters - Honoring the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

• Four Presidential Dollars - Depicting William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, and Zachary Taylor.

• 2009 Native American Dollar - Featuring a reverse design of a Native American woman planting corn, beans and squash seeds indicative of the "Three Sisters" method of crop planting.

Additionally, the 2009 Mint Set includes the 2009 P & D Jefferson Nickel, 2009 P & D Roosevelt Dime, 2009 P & D and the Kennedy Half Dollar.

The 2009 United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set may be found on the US Mint web site at http://www.usmint.gov/, or by calling the Mint's toll-free number, 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). 

Some eBay auctions of the 2008 Mint Set follow for a sampling of how those are doing on the secondary market (they were originally issued by the US Mint for a price of $22.95).

 

For an always updated US Mint product schedule, visit Mint Release Dates.

 

Related World Mint Coins articles:

• 2009 US Mint Uncirculated Coin Set Scheduled for Release
• US Mint Coin Sales to June 2009
• Lincoln Coin & Chronicles Set: Silver Dollar, 2009 Pennies, Lincoln’s Handwriting