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The 2023 United States Mint Proof Set features 10 proof coins. Each coin bears the “S” mint mark of the United States Mint at
San Francisco.
The coins in this set are encased in
two clear plastic lenses in a beautifully designed package and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
One of the lenses houses the five Proof American Women Quarters™ this year honoring
Bessie Coleman – pilot, advocate, and pioneer who
flew to great heights as the first African American and first Native
American woman pilot, as well as first African American to earn an
international pilot’s license
Edith Kanakaʻole – indigenous Hawaiian composer, chanter, kumu hula, custodian of native culture, traditions, and natural land
Eleanor Roosevelt – first lady, author, civil
liberties and human rights advocate, chairperson of the United Nations
Human Rights Commission, instrumental in the passage of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights
Jovita Idar – Mexican American journalist, activist, teacher, community organizer, champion of bi-lingual education, and suffragist
Maria Tallchief – America’s first major prima ballerina and broke barriers as a Native American ballerina
The second lens contains the Proof Lincoln cent, Jefferson nickel, Roosevelt dime, Kennedy half dollar.This second lens also contains the Native America dollar. The obverse retains the
central figure of Sacagawea carrying her infant son, Jean-Baptiste.
Inscriptions are “LIBERTY” and “IN GOD WE TRUST.” The reverse design
features Maria Tallchief in balletic pose. A nod to
the Five Moons is presented in the lunar motif, while the four
ballerinas in the background are symbolic of both Tallchief’s American
Indian ballerina contemporaries and the generations of dancers they
inspired. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “MARIA
TALLCHIEF,” “$1,” and “AMERICAN INDIANS IN BALLET.”