The 2012 edition of the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set features the five 2012 releases in the America the Beautiful Quarters^® Program. In 2012, the sites being featured are El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico, Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico, Acadia National Park in Maine, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii and Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Each of the five quarters bears the “S” mint mark of the United States Mint at San Francisco.

In this set you will receive all five 2012 quarters in pristine proof condition, protectively encased in a clear plastic lens. This set is a shining example of the United States Mint’s commitment to quality and excellence.

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Program Information: Program Information:

In 2010, the United States Mint launched the America the Beautiful Quarters^® Program, a 12-year initiative with 56 quarter-dollar coins featuring reverse designs depicting some of our most cherished national parks and other national sites. Under this program, the United States Mint will issue five new quarter designs per year, with one final design in 2021. The third year of the program, 2012, features the third set of five quarters in the series.

United States Mint proof coins feature sharp relief and a mirror-like background. Their frosted, sculpted foregrounds give them a special cameo effect. Proof blanks are specially treated, polished and cleaned to ensure high-quality strikes. The blanks are then fed into presses fitted with specially polished dies and struck at least twice to ensure sharp relief. The coins are then packaged in a protective lens to showcase and maintain their exceptional finish.

Mintage Limit: Mintage Limit:

None.

Shipping Information:

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Purchasing Information: Purchasing Information:

To ensure that all members of the public have fair and equal access to United States Mint products, any order placed prior to the official on-sale date and time of January 17, 2012, at 12:00 Noon (ET) shall not be deemed accepted by the United States Mint and will not be honored.

If paying by credit card, please be sure your credit card information remains current to avoid any delays in processing your order. If your credit card has expired by the time of shipment, your order will be cancelled. To update credit card information after an order has been placed, you must call 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468).