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Marvel at the exquisite details and beauty of this 2005 PR70 State Quarters Set with 5 proof coins from the San Francisco mint. You get a state quarter from California, Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas and West Virginia. 2005 State Quarters Includes: California state quarter - nicknamed the "Golden State," California's quarter depicts naturalist and conservationist John Muir admiring Yosemite Valley's monolithic granite headwall known as "Half Dome" and also contains a soaring California condor. The coin bears the inscriptions "California," "John Muir," "Yosemite Valley" and "1850." Minnesota state quarter - the design features a tree-lined lake with two people fishing, a loon on the water, and a textured outline of the State surrounding its nickname, "Land of 10,000 Lakes." Oregon state quarter - features a portion of Crater Lake, the deepest lake in the United States, viewed from the south-southwest rim. The design incorporates Wizard Island, as well as Watchman and Hillman Peaks on the lake's rim and conifers. The coin bears the inscription "Crater Lake." Kansas state quarter - the Kansas commemorative quarter incorporates two of the state's most beloved symbols, the state animal and flower, the buffalo and the sunflower. Each of these two design elements is a visual reminder of our nation's heartland. They feature prominently in the history of the territory, and both were found in abundance throughout the State in the middle of the 19th century when Kansas gained its statehood. West Virginia state quarter - this coin captures the scenic beauty of the State with its depiction of the New River and the New River Gorge Bridge. The coin bears the inscription "New River Gorge." Product Features: 5 coins PR70 - PR70 is the highest grade possible Proof - in addition to the regular coins, the United States Mint also makes a limited number of proof coins each year. -Proof coins are unlike regular U.S. coins, because they undergo a specialized minting process, which begins by manually feeding burnished silver coin blanks into presses fitted with special dies. The coin is struck multiple times so the softly frosted, yet detailed images seem to float above a mirror-like field Deep Cameo - deeply frosted devices and lettering that contrast with the fields producing extra sharp details. San Francisco mint Graded by ICG Encapsulated in clear acrylic Custom steel case box Measures approx. .95" in diameter each Weighs approx. .18 oz. each Edge: Reeded Part of the State Quarter Program - this wildly popular and innovative ten-year State Quarter program was started by the United States Mint in 1999 and releases a new state quarter approximately every 10 weeks. Quarters are released in the order states were admitted into the Union and every coin is unique, as is every state's design selection process. The program runs through the year 2008.