2013 PCGS MS-69 DMPL First Strike 5 oz America the Beautiful Mount Rushmore Silver Coin

2013 PCGS MS-69 DMPL First Strike 5 oz America the Beautiful Mount Rushmore Silver Coin

The America The Beautiful series was issued by the US Mint between 2010 and 2021. This collection features five-ounce silver coins annually showcasing some of the nation's most iconic parks, monuments, and forests.

The Mount Rushmore Silver Coin is the fifth strike of the 2013 edition and the 20th in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial showcases the faces of four U.S. Presidents carved into the granite surface of Mount Rushmore. The mountain, a batholith, is located in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum designed the memorial and supervised the sculpture of the presidents' faces, which took nearly 14 years, from 1927 to 1941.

SD Bullion offers 2013 5 oz America the Beautiful Mount Rushmore Silver Coins, purchased from the US Mint within 30 days of their official release, sealed and certified by PCGS as MS-69 DMPL coins.

Coin Highlights

• Evaluated, encapsulated, and graded as an MS-69 coin by PCGS;
• Deep Mirror Proof-Like appearance;
• Produced by the US Mint;
• Contains 5 oz of .999 fine silver;
• The fifth coin struck in 2013 and the 20th of the Series;
• Purchased within 30 days of 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 Mount Rushmore.

The Design

The obverse, designed by John Flanagan in 1932, portrays George Washington. It is an inspired version of the former President’s official portrayal illustrated by William Cousins in 1786. 

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

The reverse showcases workers carving the faces of two presidents into the rock. The background profile view corresponds to George Washington’s portrayal as the nation’s first president and Thomas Jefferson's in the foreground, the nation’s third president.

The inscriptions read “MOUNT RUSHMORE,” “SOUTH DAKOTA,” “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.

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