2016 NGC MS-69 DPL Early Releases 5 oz America The Beautiful Harpers Ferry Silver Coin

2016 NGC MS-69 DPL Early Releases 5 oz America The Beautiful Harpers Ferry Silver Coin

From 2010 to 2021, the US Mint manufactured silver coins to compose the America The Beautiful Quarter Program. It aimed to release five coins annually, each containing 5 Troy oz of 99.9% fine silver, featuring America’s most emblematic parks, monuments, and forests.

The Harpers Ferry Silver Coin is the third strike of the 2016 edition and the 33rd in the series.

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers in West Virginia, and it became a national site in 1944. This park is historically relevant as it witnessed the first successful application of interchangeable manufacture, the arrival of the first successful American railroad, John Brown’s attack on slavery, the largest surrender of Federal troops during the Civil War, and the education of former slaves in one of the earliest integrated schools in the US.

SD Bullion has in stock 2016 5 oz America the Beautiful Harpers Ferry Silver Coins with a deep proof-like appearance. These coins were purchased from the US Mint within the first 30 days of their official release and graded by NGC as MS-69 Early Releases coins.

Coin Highlights

• Evaluated, encapsulated, and graded as an MS-69 DPL coin by NGC;

• Deep proof-like appearance;

• Produced by the US Mint;

• Contains 5 oz of .999 fine silver;

• The third strike of the 2016 edition and the 33rd 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 features George Washington’s bust;

• The reverse features Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

The Design

The obverse showcases George Washington's left-profile bust, designed by John Flanagan in 1932. It was inspired by the former President’s official portrayal illustrated by William Cousins in 1786.

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

The reverse features John Brown Fort, where John Brown last stayed during his raid on the Harpers Ferry Armory. Inscriptions on this side are “HARPERS FERRY,” “WEST VIRGINIA,” “2016,” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.”. 

An NGC MS-69 DPL “Early Releases” Coin

NGC - Numismatic Guaranty Company is internationally recognized for appraising and grading coins using the Sheldon Grading Scale, which ranks coins from 1 to 70 based on their condition.

For NGC, “Early Releases” refer to coins purchased from the original mint within the first 30 days of their official release and taken to its appraisal.

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

DPL refers to a deep proof-like finish, describing coins whose fields are deeply mirrored and resembling proof coins but are actually bullion coins.

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