National Park Silver Coins
The following list of three-inch, five-ounce National Park Silver Coins feature information on the investment-grade bullion coins and the collector uncirculated coins that the United States Mint has or will release within its two America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins™ and America the Beautiful Silver Uncirculated Coins™ programs. The coins share the same designs as those depicted on the America the Beautiful Quarters®. The three coin series, introduced in 2010 and expected to last until 2021, honor national parks and other nationals sites throughout the United States and its six territories.
2011 Gettysburg National Military Park Silver Bullion Coin The first 2011-dated strike in a series a five ounce silver coins from the United States Mint is the Gettysburg National Military Park Silver Bullion Coin which honors the military park in Pennsylvania. Learn More » |
2011 Gettysburg National Military Park Silver Uncirculated Coin Gettysburg National Military Park was started by a group of individuals who privately funded the Soldier’s National Cemetery in order to properly bury the Union dead from the Battle of Gettysburg. Learn More » |
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2011 Glacier National Park Silver Bullion Coin The Glacier Silver Bullion Coin honors the national park in the state of Montana. On the reverse of the Glacier Coins, an image of Mount Reynolds is shown which is located in the national park. A mountain goat is depicted at a closer distance. Learn More » |
2011 Glacier National Park Silver Uncirculated Coin Glacier was originally established as a forest preserve in 1897 with the powerful backing of the Great Northern Railway who saw the pristine landscape as an ideal vacation destination for its customers. Learn More » |
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2011 Olympic National Park Silver Bullion Coin The Olympic Bullion Coin marks the third 2011 issue from the United States Mint America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coin™ Program. Learn More » |
2011 Olympic National Park Silver Uncirculated Coin The Olympic Uncirculated Coin honors Olympic National Park of Washington and is the third five ounce collector grade strike to be released by in 2011. Learn More » |
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2011 Vicksburg National Military Park Silver Bullion Coin The Vicksburg coin honors the military park in the state of Mississippi. A depiction of the U.S.S. Cairo, a Civil War era gunboat is shown on the reverse of the Vicksburg bullion coin. Learn More » |
2011 Vicksburg National Military Park Silver Uncirculated Coin Vicksburg National Military Park was created to commemorate the 47-day Battle of Vicksburg of the American Civil War which was waged from May 18 to July 4, 1863, as well as the greater Vicksburg Campaign which led up to it. Learn More » |
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2011 Chickasaw National Recreation Area Silver Bullion Coin The Chickasaw National Recreation Area Silver Coin honors the site located in Oklahoma and is the final of five 2011-dated strikes in the US Mint’s America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coin™ Program. Learn More » |
2011 Chickasaw National Recreation Area Silver Uncirculated Coin Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Oklahoma was originally created as Sulphur Springs Reservation from 640 acres of land sold to the federal government by the Chickasaw Indian Nation. It became the 7th national park in the United States on June 29, 1906. Learn More » |
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2010 Hot Springs National Park Silver Bullion Coin The Hot Springs National Park Silver Bullion Coin is the very first release in the United States Mint America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins Program. It honors Hot Springs National Park located in the state of Arkansas. Learn More » |
2010 Hot Springs National Park Silver Uncirculated Coin Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas was the destination of the Dunbar-Hunter Expedition sent by President Thomas Jefferson in 1804. It is American’s oldest declared national site, made so on April 20, 1832. Learn More » |
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2010 Yellowstone National Park Silver Bullion Coin The second issue in the debuting United States Mint five ounce silver series was the Yellowstone National Park Silver Bullion Coin which honors the referenced national park located mostly within the state of Wyoming. Learn More » |
2010 Yellowstone National Park Silver Uncirculated Coin The reverse of the uncirculated coin coin depicts Old Faithful geyser with a mature bull bison in the foreground. The design, developed in consultation with representatives of Yellowstone National Park, was created and sculpted by Don Everhart. Learn More » |
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2010 Yosemite National Park Silver Bullion Coin The coin is struck from five ounces of .999 fine silver and was released on December 10, 2010, for sale to the US Mint’s network of authorized purchasers. Five United States Mint America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins™ were released on that same day representing the 2010-dated issues of the series. Learn More » |
2010 Yosemite National Park Silver Uncirculated Coin The Yosemite National Park Silver Uncirculated Coin honors Yosemite National Park of California. The uncirculated coin reverse features a design showcasing a massive granite monolith found in Yosemite known as El Capitan which rises over 3,000 feet from the valley floor below. Learn More » |
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2010 Grand Canyon National Park Silver Bullion Coin The designs found on this silver bullion coin will also be found on two other American issues. The first is the companion collector grade version known as the Grand Canyon Silver Uncirculated Coin. The second is the circulating Grand Canyon Quarter from the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. Learn More » |
2010 Grand Canyon National Park Silver Uncirculated Coin The Grand Canyon runs for 277 miles along the Colorado River which was responsible for cutting the massive canyon over eons. At times it reaches depths of over a mile and is up to 18 miles wide in locations. The national park set up to protect the canyon is over 1.2 million acres large. Learn More » |
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2010 Mount Hood National Forest Silver Bullion Coin The Mount Hood National Forest Silver Bullion Coin is the last of five 2010-dated five ounce silver strikes from the United States Mint and honors Mount Hood National Forest of Oregon. Learn More » |
2010 Mount Hood National Forest Silver Uncirculated Coin Mount Hood National Forest takes its name from the massive volcano found within the park’s boundaries. The mountain itself was named after British Admiral Samuel Hood in 1792. However, the Native Americans of the region had known it as Wy’east for centuries before that. Learn More » |
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