Arriving during the month April are three America the Beautiful 5 oz Silver Coins, the U.S. Mint has indicated through its product schedule and a memo sent to its bullion distributors.
The U.S. Mint on Thursday, April 7, sent a memorandum to its Authorized Purchasers who resell ATB bullion coins. The memo said it would begin accepting orders on April 28 for the first two of five 2011 America the Beautiful 5 oz Silver Bullion Coins which celebrate Pennsylvania’s Gettysburg National Military Park and Montana’s Glacier National Park. The Mint also said it would allocate an "initial quantity of 126,500 for each of the first two issues," greatly surpassing the 33,000 limits for each of the 2010 bullion coins.
Prior to the ATB bullion coins announcement, the U.S. Mint had placed the debuting 2010 America the Beautiful Silver Uncirculated Coin on its product schedule. The schedule indicates that the Mint will begin selling the numismatic Hot Springs National Park 5 oz Silver Uncirculated Coin directly to the public on April 25. This 5 oz uncirculated coin, and the remaining four other 2010-dated issues, has a 27,000 mintage. Pricing and household limits have yet to be announced.
More details about each of the ATB coins are available by reading the various news articles below.
America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins on Sale April 25
Rhonda Kay | CoinNews.net
Only Authorized Purchasers are allowed to buy the bullion coins directly from the US Mint since the bureau does not sell any bullion products directly to the public. The APs, who have met certain Mint requirements, pay a premium of $9.75 per coin over the cost of silver it contains. APs who participate in the 2011 America the Beautiful Bullion Coins Program must make a minimum purchase of 10,000 ounces which is 2,000 coins …
Hot Springs Silver Uncirculated Coin Release Date
Staff | SilverCoinsToday.com
Unlike the bullion issues, the uncirculated coins feature a “P” mint mark denoting their production at the US Mint facility in Philadelphia. Aside from that and the uncirculated finish, the coins share the same designs, 5 ounce weight and 3 inch diameters. It is assumed that the uncirculated coins will have edge inscriptions of “.999 FINE SILVER 5.0 OUNCE.” …
5-Ounce Hot Potato Burns Fingers
Dave Harper | Numismatic News via Numismaster.com
Everybody but the Mint seems to know that when you find yourself holding a hot potato, the object is to throw it to someone else as quickly as you can to avoid burning your hands. This rule seems to be serially violated when it comes to the America the Beautiful 5-ounce bullion coin program. The latest development is the Mint is going to sell the numismatic versions of the 2010 ATB coins directly to collectors starting with the Hot Springs design on April 28. …
2010 collector 5-oz on sale April 28
Debbie Bradley | Numismatic News
Anyone in the market for a 5-ounce America the Beautiful coin will have three more choices by the end of the month. On April 25, the Mint will distribute to its Authorized Purchasers the first two of five 2011 ATB 5-ounce bullion coins … On April 28, the U.S. Mint will begin selling directly to its customers the numismatic version of the 2010 ATB Hot Springs coin …
