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Will the 2026 Silver Proof Sets be winners this year?

It appears that the US Mint will not be issuing the limited edition silver proof set for 2026. They will also not be issuing the individual silver quarter proof sets as well. If this holds then that means all 2026 silver quarters will come out of the 2026 silver proof set itself.

The 2025 silver proof set had a mintage of only 114,279, but for the silver quarters they also struck 26,629 additional individual sets, plus the limited silver sets at 24,911. This means the total mintage for the silver 2025 quarters was 165,819.

For the 2026 mintage it will only become whatever they strike for the silver proof sets themselves unless they later add the individual silver quarter release. This leads to the question of how many will be struck?

They have been declining for the past few years as this shows:

If the mint strikes as many as last year, it will be a likely winner because it is record low mintage for modern silver quarters. It will also have the proof Lincoln cent, and other 250th anniversary coins in silver. The 250th anniversary silver half Dollar and silver dime could become more valuable perhaps.

The mint is currently accepting subscriptions for these sets that are limited to 10. If any details change, the subscriptions can be cancelled prior to shipment.

PS The 2025 silver proof set appears to be selling for over $500 right now on Ebay for ungraded sets. Much of the value may be in the 2025 proof Lincoln cent, however many may want to also have the 2026 proof Lincoln cent, including the silver quarters and silver dime and half dollar.

@JohnT58 said:
They showed no restraint on the proof sets or the uncirculated sets. Why did clad sets have to be repriced at more than double their previous prices?

My original price for the proof set was $40.25, now it’s $107 and uncirculated was $33.25 and now it’s $124.50. That is a ridiculous mark up for non-precious metal coins.

PCGS XF45 -

Not as exciting as others above... 2025-D Kennedy 1/2 in PCGS MS67 for below the cost of grading...

Like my Classic Head Half Cent, this one was also bought as a 64RD, and upgraded with a plus by PCGS via Reconsideration. It also has a CAC sticker.

Steve

@291fifth said:
The dime has too many highly visible designer initials as well a a poorly placed mint mark.

But they are ALL CAC approved!

Wayne