The 2025 regular Proof Set is on sale.
CaptHenway
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The 2025 Proof Set went on sale today. Will it have the last "penny" (as the Mint mis-identifies the Cent) or not?
https://www.usmint.gov/proof-set-2025-25RG.html?cm_mmc=ExactTarget--Campaign--20250304_PL_ANNSET_ProofSet2025_PP-_-https%3a%2f%2fwww.usmint.gov%2fproof-set-2025-25RG.html&utm_source=Campaign&utm_medium=EMAIL&utm_content=https%3a%2f%2fwww.usmint.gov%2fproof-set-2025-25RG.html&utm_campaign=20250304_PL_ANNSET_ProofSet2025_PP&cm_mmca1=Marketing&cm_mmca2=&cm_mmca3=25RG&cc=ANNSET
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If I were to wager I would say no.
Don't turn your back on me now, I'm not going anywhere. At least look at me Jeff. C'mon guys! Sac? Anyone?
40 bucks? Holy crap!
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I hope they put a cent in the Silver Proof set. I stopped buying the copper-nickel sets several years ago.
Yes, $40 is a high price, but it’s not as bad as charging over $50 for the copper-nickel commemorative half dollars.
Wildly overpriced. The fact it has the cent in it may be its only redeeming value.
Only 250k 2025 cents have been minted? Is this true?
Google AI………”The 2025 Lincoln cent mintage may be around 250,000 coins. However, the number of coins minted doesn't always determine rarity. Supply and demand are more important factors.”
595,000,000 total P&D from the mint website.
If that's true, we are looking at a great rarity.
I just hope that the San Fransisco Mint made enough Proofs to cover the entire Proof set issue.
They will be cheaper later.
Most times, that is true, but when I got rid of my copper-nickel sets, which I decided to give up on them, there were a couple that were worth more than I paid.
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ai gets things wrong.
don't trust it, ignore it and do your own research
Wait till it comes to the secondary market or wait for tv shysters and pay double, just saying.
AI doesn't get things wrong any more than the internet or humans. It's using the same sources you would be using.
https://www.numismaticnews.net/coin-market/supply-and-demand-of-the-2025-lincoln-cent
The AI source is Numismatic News!
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How long until total sales of proof sets are lower than 1955 levels?
Not the last cent piece and even at the overly high price of $40.25 not the last proof set for me, though I only get one now. Mine will be in the mailbox by Saturday, March 8.
Maximum production is set at 420,000 or so, it would appear 1955 is still safe.
That could happen if the mint keeps raising issue prices. In 1955, the mint issued 378,200 Proof sets. The last reported numbers in the Red Book seem to be headed in that direction. The issue price in 1955 was $2.10. That’s like $25 in today’s dollars. The silver Proof set is now priced at $150. It does contain five more coins, and the silver coins are .999 instead of .900. Still, that’s a major price increase for something that is not as popular as it used to be.
2025 Proof Sets are now going for $200 on ebay - is there sudden non-numismatist demand for these?
I saw it mentioned on another forum that the proof cent has become hot. It is selling for around $150 on its own (seems like extra interest from the end of the business strike cent and some doubts on if the proof will continue or not).
420,002 sets sold.
$16,905,080 revenue from 2025-S Proof Sets sold containing the coveted 2025-S cent.
But that's the thing -- they were short minted, and they didn't sell anywhere near 400K.
"Annual Sets 25RG 2025 PROOF SET 304,719 11/9/2025"
That is the big reason these are selling for such a premium on the secondary market.
2024 set listed at 355,786
2023 ~369,000
Seems like an incredibly low mintage compared with when I was buying proof sets as a teenager in the late 1970s — they were cranking out over 4 million sets a year!
But, they were only $7 then. Not a great investment, you can buy them for around $7 now! 😆
I wonder if the US Mint will decide to make more given the sudden interest? Either way, once people realize that 2026 and 2027 cents will still be in proof sets, prices for this set will collapse.
Compared to the 70s, yes. Compared to the 2020s, very normal.
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Doubt there is time left in the year.
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Yes, they were cheaper in August. I'm not sure what you are trying to say.
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I think the sale price is still high.
_ doubt they will be included in Mint Sets. I think the Kennedy half is the hot item here.
It's definitely the cent, not the Kennedy. (Unless you're talking about the mint set. ) The cents alone are selling for $120.
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Waste of money.
how long before the 2025 sets come down to "normal?"
Maybe never, given the extremely artificially low mintage, and given that "normal" is typically half original issue price, or less. That said, excitement will surely fade when the 2026 comes out with a cent in it.
if the mintage was too low they would not have sold in the 40's back in august
I'm not sure anyone knew then that there would be a short run on them. [Not that I think irrational exuberance isn't currently in play. ]
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This ^^^^. The mintage is, by definition, "too low," given where the secondary market is today, and given that it is a full 100K less than the announced maximum, as well as a modern low.
As I said before, prices will certainly come down once people see a 2026 proof cent, but, for now, it is what it is. Back in August, people took for granted the missing 100K would be made, since they never before failed to meet demand for proof sets.
Certainly not since the good old days, when millions were sold every year. Now it is clear that there won't be any more, and there is rampant speculation that there won't be any more cents, despite Mint statements to the contrary, so the market is exploding.
I agree with the esteemed @jmlanzaf that it is irrational, but you cannot argue with the market at any given point in time.
It's nice to see some people making money after the years of duds these sets produced. Almost every household has one of these sets tucked in a drawer somewhere.
400k mintage is very high compared to the 100k silver eagles. I would imagine the upside is already there for those buying today.