The Birth Set is a precious memento to mark the arrival of a newborn baby in 2013. Issued by the United States Mint, we have filled it with 2013-dated proof coins from San Francisco. Each Birth Set includes a proof Kennedy half-dollar, the first America the Beautiful Quarter® released for the year, a Roosevelt dime, a Jefferson nickel, and a Lincoln penny, each bearing the “S” mint mark of the United States Mint at San Francisco.
Included are spaces for a welcome message and the day/time of the birth and length/weight of the baby, a baby photograph and a lock of the baby’s hair.
The photo frame holds a 3” x 4” photograph (not included).
You spoke, we listened! The 2013 Birth Set also includes new improvements suggested by our customers.
The Certificate of Authenticity has been relocated to the back of the folder, and the coin specifications have been moved to the sleeve of the product. We have also added another teddy bear image to the folder.
Program:
Program:
This is the second year the Birth Set has been issued by the United States Mint.
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.
Specifications:
Specifications:
Specification Name
Specification Value
Specification Value
Specification Value
Specification Value
Specification Value
Coin Specifications
Denomination
Penny
Nickel
Dime
Quarter
Half - Dollar
Composition
2.5% Copper, Balance Zinc
25% Nickel, Balance Copper
8.33% Nickel, Balance Copper
8.33% Nickel, Balance Copper
8.33% Nickel, Balance Copper
Weight
2.500 grams
5.000 grams
2.268 grams
5.670 grams
11.340 grams
Diameter
0.750 inch 19.1 mm
0.835 inch 21.2 mm
0.705 inch 17.9 mm
0.955 inch 24.3 mm
1.205 inches 30.61 mm
Edge
Plain
Plain
Reeded
Reeded
Reeded
Mint and Mint Mark
San Francisco “S” Mint Mark
San Francisco “S” Mint Mark
San Francisco “S” Mint Mark
San Francisco “S” Mint Mark
San Francisco “S” Mint Mark
Mintage Limits:
Mintage Limits:
None
Ordering Limits:
Ordering Limits:
None
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 of January 15, 2013, at 12 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).
Please allow approximately one to two (1-2) weeks for shipping of in-stock products.
