2010 PCGS MS-69 DMPL First Strike 5 oz America the Beautiful Grand Canyon Silver Coin

2010 PCGS MS-69 DMPL First Strike 5 oz America the Beautiful Grand Canyon Silver Coin 

The America The Beautiful Quarter Program seeks to represent the most iconic locations in America that have been designated as national preservation sites due to their natural or historical significance. 

From 2010 to 2021, it issued five silver coins each year, each weighing 5 troy ounces and carrying a face value of $0.25.

The Grand Canyon Silver Coin was the fourth coin released in 2010 and the fourth in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program.

The Grand Canyon in Arizona was first established as a national site in 1893. It is an expansive landscape stretching 277 river miles, reaching up to 18 miles wide and plunging a mile deep, providing breathtaking views.

Today, SD Bullion sells the 2010 5 oz America the Beautiful Grand Canyon Silver Coin, which was purchased from the US Mint within 30 days of its official release. PCGS graded it as an MS-69 DMPL coin.

Coin Highlights

• Evaluated, encapsulated, and graded as an MS-69 DMPL coin by PCGS;
• Deep Mirror Proof-Like appearance;
• Produced by the US Mint;
• Purchased within 30 days of its public release;
• Contains 5 oz of .999 fine silver;
• The fourth coin struck in 2010;
• Holds a USD 0.25 face value and legal tender status;
• The standard obverse design features George Washington’s bust;
• The reverse features the Grand Canyon National Park.

The Design

The obverse displays George Washington's portrayal, illustrated by John Flanagan in 1932, mirroring the former President’s official figure designed by William Cousins in 1786.

Further inscriptions read “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “QUARTER DOLLAR.”

The reverse depicts a view of the granaries above the Nankoweap Delta in Marble Canyon near the Colorado River, which were used for storing food and seeds between 1050 and 1150 A.D.

Engravings on this side read “GRAND CANYON,” “ARIZONA,” “2010,” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.”

A PCGS MS-69 DMPL “First Strikes” Coin

Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) works independently of sovereign mints. It evaluates and grades coins using the Sheldon Grading Scale, which rates coins from 1 to 70 according to their condition.

PCGS calls “First Strikes” the coins purchased from the original mint within the first 30 days of the official release and submitted to its appraisal.

MS stands for Mint State. Mint State coins are shaped as business coins. Grade 69 is attributed to coins whose flaws are almost invisible.

According to PCGS, DMPL stands for Deep Mirror Proof-Like and refers to coins struck for circulation but with unusual mirror-like fields and frosted design details that are very similar to Proof coins.

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