The United States Mint will open sales for the 2024 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set later today. The 8-coin 2024 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set will be available starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific time on the Mints website. It will be available exclusively on the Mint’s website. The set is nearly 2.5 troy ounces of silver and is priced at $220. Production is limited to 50,000 sets with a household limit of 1.
The set features all five of the American Women Quarter program coins for 2024, as well as the Rosevelt Dime, Kennedy Half Dollar, and American Eagle in 99.9% pure silver. All of the coins are minted in San Francisco in a proof finish.
The Limited Edition Silver Proof Set includes all five of this year’s American Women Quarters in 99.9% silver
- Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray – poet, writer, activist, lawyer, and Episcopal priest. Murray is regarded as one of the most important social justice advocates of the 20th century.
- Honorable Patsy Takemoto Mink – as a member of Congress, she fought for gender and racial equality, affordable childcare, and bilingual education. Mink was the champion of Title IX legislation in Congress, prohibiting sex discrimination in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Title IX was posthumously renamed the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act.
- Dr. Mary Edwards Walker – a surgeon during the American Civil War and women’s rights and dress reform advocate. Walker relentlessly pursued her desire to serve as a surgeon during the Civil War and in 1863, she became the first woman U.S. Army surgeon as a “Contract Acting Assistant Surgeon (civilian).” To date, Walker is the only woman to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
- Celia Cruz – a Cuban American singer, cultural icon, and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Known as the “Queen of Salsa,” Cruz’s numerous honors and awards include three American and four Latin Grammy Awards, the Presidential Medal of Arts, and countless lifetime achievement awards.
- Zitkala-Ša – also known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, she was a writer, composer, educator, and political activist for Native American rights and citizenship in the early 20th century. Zitkala-Ša was staunchly opposed to the annihilation of indigenous culture through forced assimilation after she was forced to give up her own Native American customs and traditions in exchange for education. Her advocacy work directly led to the passage of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, which granted American Indians U.S. citizenship while still maintaining their tribal standing and citizenship.
Despite the eye-watering price, the sets are expected to sell quickly. To help ensure that collectors have the ability to get the set on release day, the Mint, for the first time, is offering an annual subscription to the Limited Edition Silver Proof Set. You can sign up here.