2012-P NGC SP-69 Early Releases 5 oz America The Beautiful Chaco Burnished Silver Coin

2012-P NGC SP-69 Early Releases 5 oz America The Beautiful Chaco Burnished Silver Coin

The America The Beautiful Quarter Program was launched in 2010. That year, the US Mint released five silver coins, each containing 5 troy ounces of 99.9% fine silver, showcasing iconic American historical and natural sites. 

This pace continued until 2021, resulting in a total of 56 silver coins struck.

The Chaco Silver Coin is the second release of the 2012 edition and the 12th overall in the series. 

Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico was designated a national site in 1907. It includes Chaco Canyon, notable for its multi-storied public buildings known as "great houses," large circular ceremonial subterranean structures called "great kivas," and unique architecture with many petroglyphs and pictographs. The Chacoan people utilized pre-planned architectural designs, astronomical alignments, geometry, landscaping, and engineering to establish an ancient urban center with impressive public architecture.

These particular coins are burnished samples purchased from the US Mint within the first 30 days of their official release. They also bear the “P” mint mark, indicating the Philadelphia Mint issued them.

You can acquire 2012-P 5 oz America The Beautiful Chaco Burnished Silver Coins at SD Bullion, sealed and certified by NGC as perfect SP-69 Early Releases coins.

Coin Highlights

• Evaluated, encapsulated, and graded as an SP-69 coin by NGC;
• Burnished coin;
• Produced by the US Mint;
• Issued in the Philadelphia Mint and bears the “P” mint mark;
• Contains 5 oz of .999 fine silver;
• The second release of the 2012 edition and the 12th in the series;
• Purchased from the US Mint within the first 30 days of public release;
• Holds a USD 0.25 face value and legal tender status;
• The standard obverse design showcases George Washington’s bust;
• The reverse features the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

The Design

On the obverse, George Washington's bust, designed by John Flanagan in 1932, is an inspired version of the President’s official portrayal, created by William Cousins in 1786.

The inscriptions “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “QUARTER DOLLAR” are accompanied by the “P” mint mark from the Philadelphia Mint.

The reverse is a view west of two elevated kivas, part of the Chetro Ketl Complex, the north wall of Chetro Ketl, and the canyon's north wall. The image is encircled by "CHACO CULTURE," "NEW MEXICO," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," and “2012.”

Burnished Coins

A Burnished Coin results from a “burnishing” process, hence the name. It essentially means that the blanks are cleaned from all oxides formed during the annealing and rimming process. This way, burnished coins get a satin look and a smooth surface but less reflective luster than the Proof version.

An NGC SP-69 Early Releases Coin 

Like other third-party services, Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) appraises and grades coins according to the Sheldon Scale, which ranks coins from 1 to 70.

SP-69 stands for Specimen-69, which describes a hybrid between Mint State and Proof with nearly imperceptible imperfections.

NGC considers “Early Releases” a coin purchased from its original mint within the first 30 days of its public release.

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