George Rogers Clark ATB coin 2017

2017 George Rogers Clark 5 Oz. American The Beautiful Coin Available For Pre-Order

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The United States Mint Set To Release the Fifth Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coin in the 2017 America The Beautiful Series.
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Click to pre-order the 2017 George Rogers Clark 5 oz Silver America The Beautiful .999 Fine Bullion Coin.

The fifth coin in the 2017 America The Beautiful from the United States Mint, the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park will be released in early December and is now available to order from BGASC.com for shipment by December 4.

The George Rogers Clark National Historical Park

The much anticipated George Rogers Clark National Historical Park silver bullion five ounce silver coins are now available for order from BGASC.com.

The George Rogers Clark National Historical Park silver bullion coin is the fifth in a series of five 2017 America The Beautiful (ATB) quarters. As part of the ATB quarter program, the U.S. Mint also simultaneously produces five ounce silver coins with the same design as the ATB quarters. Demand for 2016 ATB silver coins were the second highest in the coin’s history.

The first four ATB coins in the 2017 were minted in low numbers. The first coin, the Effigy Mounds National Monument sold just 35,000 through early October. The second coin, The Frederick Douglass National Historical Site sold just 20,000 coins through early October. The third coin, the Ozark National Scenic Riverways also sold just 20,000 coins through early October. The fourth coin the Ellis Island National Monument has sold 40,000 coins through early October.

On the Back of the Coin

The George Rogers Clark National Historical Park coin depicts U.S. Revolutionary War Hero Lieutenant Colonel George Rogers Clark leading his men into battle in February 1779 in the quest to capture Fort Sackville on February 25, 1779 in what is now the state of Indiana. The words “E Pluribus Unum”, “George Rogers Clark”, “Indiana” and “2017” are emblazoned on the coin.

The coin’s reverse was designed by Frank Morris Fox and engraved by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Sculptor-Engraver Michael Gaudioso.

Watch how Mr. Guadioso describes the challenges of the engraving process of the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park coin.

The George Rogers Clark National Historical Park is located in Vincennes, Indiana on the banks of the Wabash River and was named a National Park in 1966.

On the Front of the Coin

The ATB silver bullion coins look like giant quarters and even bear a face value of a “quarter dollar”, though the five ounces of silver contained in the coins makes them worth far more.

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Pictured above is a quarter dollar that is also a five ounce silver coin!

Sales of the U.S. Mint’s ‘other’ silver bullion coin, the America The Beautiful (ATB) coin are on the rise. ATB coins are produced in limited mintages, that have never exceeded 126,700. In contrast, the U.S. Mint has sold record amounts of one ounce American Silver Eagle coins from 2013-2015, selling over 133 million ounces. Sales of five ounce ATB coins from 2013 – 2015 were just 508,000 reflecting 2,540,000 ounces of silver sold.

In 2016, sales of American Silver Eagle coins fell 20% from 2015’s record sales. Sales of ATB coins in 2016, however, soared 35% from 2015. The U.S. Mint sold 286,000 American the Beautiful coins in 2016, the second highest total ever in the coin’s seven year history. The best selling coin in 2016 was the first coin of the series the Shawnee National Forest coin that sold 105,00. The coin with the lowest mintage in 2016 was the Fort Moultre National Monument coin that sold 27,900.

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The first two coins of the 2016 America the Beautiful series, the Shawnee National Forest and Cumberland Gap coins were the third and fifth best selling coins in the series’ seven year history.
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The United States Mint sold 286,000 America The Beautiful Coins in 2016.

About The America The Beautiful Coin Series

The America The Beautiful five ounce silver coins were authorized in 2008 under Public Law 110-456. The ATB coins are five ounces of .999 fine silver and are exact replicas of the designs of the America the Beautiful quarters ($.25) minted for general circulation. The ATB five ounce silver coins even have stamped on them “quarter dollar” on the obverse. ATB five ounce coins are the first five ounce silver coins ever produced by the U.S. Mint.

Each year since 2010, the U.S. Mint has produced five different designs of America the Beautiful coins. The reverse of the ATB coins features various depictions of U.S. National Parks or other national sites. The obverse of the ATB coins looks like a U.S. quarter featuring a portrait of George Washington. Indeed, the ATB series includes U.S. quarters intended for general circulation with face values of twenty five cents that are produced in the same design as their five ounce silver commemorative counterparts.

The ATB quarter program is a 12-year initiative that will honor 56 national parks and other national sites by 2020.

The 2017 ATB Coins

The Effigy Mound National Monument (IA), the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (DC),the Ozark National Scenic Riverways (MO) and the Ellis Island (Statue of Liberty National Monument)(NJ) and the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park (IN) coins complete the 2017 ATB series.

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The Effigy Mound National Monument Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coin is SOLD OUT
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The Frederick Douglass Historical Site Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coin is SOLD OUT
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The Ozark National Scenic Riverways Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coin is SOLD OUT
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Click to Buy the 2017 Ellis Island 5 oz Silver America The Beautiful .999 Fine Bullion Coin.

Because of their limited mintages, the ATB silver coins often sell out quickly and in later years sell for higher premiums over the value of their silver bullion content.

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