here is the whole strorie from the mints website.
2006 United States Mint Silver Proof Set™ Available May 10
WASHINGTON - The United States Mint announced today that it will begin selling the 2006 United States Mint Silver Proof Set™ online and by telephone on May 10, 2006, at 12:00 noon (ET).
The 2006 United States Mint Silver Proof Set features proof versions of the five 2006 commemorative quarter-dollar coins in the United States Mint's 50 State Quarters® Program - honoring Nevada, Nebraska, Colorado, North Dakota and South Dakota - as well as the
Roosevelt dime and the Kennedy half-dollar, all minted in lustrous 90 percent silver, historically known as "coin silver." Each of these beautiful silver proof coins has a distinctive cameo appearance created by the contrast of a finely detailed frosted foreground against a mirror-like background.
The United States Mint Silver Proof Set also includes a proof version of the "Return to Monticello" nickel - the final coin in the Westward Journey Nickel Series? - as well as the Golden Dollar and a
Lincoln Cent.
Produced at the United States Mint at San Francisco, the coins bear the "S" mint mark. The sealed cases containing the coins are inserted into a specially printed sleeve and are accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Because demand for the 2006 United States Mint Silver Proof Set is expected to be high, customers are encouraged to place orders early. The 2006 United States Mint Silver Proof Set is available for $37.95.
Beginning May 10, 2006, at 12:00 noon (ET), customers can purchase the 2006 United States Mint Silver Proof Set online through the United States Mint's secure website at
https://www.usmint.gov, or by calling toll-free 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468) 8:00 a.m. to midnight (ET), seven days a week. Hearing- and speech-impaired customers may order by calling 1-888-321-MINT (6468) 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (ET), Monday through Friday.
As an added convenience, customers can participate in a Subscription Program in which specific products, such as the United States Mint Silver Proof Set, are charged and shipped to the customer automatically as each set is released. A shipping and handling fee of $4.95 per order will be added to all orders. Please allow approximately two to three weeks for delivery.
hope this clears thing up you can find this under the pressroom page on the US mints website
That reminded me to put in my subscription so I won't have to deal with trying to get into the Mint's website on day of release and fighting thousands of other people for an order.
Posted 04/28/2006 4:31 pm
