2013 PCGS MS-69 DMPL First Strike 5 oz America The Beautiful Great Basin Silver Coin

2013 PCGS MS-69 DMPL First Strike 5 oz America The Beautiful Great Basin Silver Coin

From 2010 to 2021, the US Mint created silver coins for the America the Beautiful Quarter Program. This collection includes 56 five-ounce silver coins, each highlighting iconic American parks, monuments, and forests.

The Great Basin Silver Coin is the third strike of the 2013 edition and the 18th in the series.

Great Basin National Park in Nevada was designated a national site in 1922. This park is a desert oasis featuring over 40 miles of perennial streams and 400 springs. It boasts a rich array of cultural resources that date back to prehistoric times, along with structures and sites linked to mining, western surveys, and ranching. The park is home to Lehman Caves, the most elaborately decorated limestone caverns in the west of the United States, and Wheeler Peak, the second-highest peak in Nevada.

You can purchase 2013 5 oz America the Beautiful Great Basin Silver Coins at SD Bullion. They were purchased from the US Mint within 30 days of their official release and certified by PCGS as MS-69 DMPL coins.

Coin Highlights

• Evaluated, encapsulated, and graded as an MS-69 DMPL coin by PCGS;
• Deep Mirror Proof-Like appearance;

• Produced by the US Mint;

• Contains 5 oz of .999 fine silver;
• The third strike of the 2013 edition and the 18th in the series;
• Purchased within 30 days of its public release;
• Holds a USD 0.25 face value and legal tender status;
• The standard obverse design features George Washington’s bust;
• The reverse displays the Great Basin National Park.

The Design

The obverse depicts George Washington, designed by John Flanagan in 1932, inspired by the former President’s official portrayal created by William Cousins in 1786. 

It contains the inscriptions “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “QUARTER DOLLAR.” 

The reverse showcases a lone Bristlecone Pine tree amidst the rocky glacial moraines where these trees thrive. Found at higher elevations in the park, these trees are among the oldest in the world. Some of them are over 4,000 years old.

The engravings read “GREAT BASIN,” “NEVADA,” “2013,” 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.

Buy 2013 PCGS MS-69 DMPL First Strike 5 oz America The Beautiful Great Basin Silver Coins at SD Bullion

Collect the beauty and numismatic relevance of the America The Beautiful Program.

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