2016 NGC MS-69 Early Releases 5 oz America The Beautiful Cumberland Gap Silver Coin

2016 NGC MS-69 Early Releases 5 oz America The Beautiful Cumberland Gap Silver Coin

The US Mint released the America The Beautiful Quarters Program to be a tribute to America’s wealth regarding natural and historical sites.

This silver coin series debuted in 2010 and ran until 2021, delivering 56 quarter coins weighing 5 Troy oz of 99.9% fine silver.

The Cumberland Gap Silver Coin is the second strike of 2016 and the 32nd in the overall series. 

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park was established as a national site in 1940. It was the first gateway to the West into the wilderness of Kentucky, where the buffalo, the Native American, the lone hunter, and the pioneer passed through. The natural beauty of the Appalachian mountain country, lush with vegetation, supports diverse animal life, including white-tailed deer, black bear, and wild turkey.

You can acquire, at SD Bullion, the 2016 5 oz America The Beautiful Cumberland Gap Silver Coin, purchased from the US Mint within the first 30 days of its official release, sealed and certified by NGC as MS-69 Early Releases coin.

Coin Highlights

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

• Produced by the US Mint;

• Contains 5 oz of .999 fine silver;

• The second strike of 2016 and the 32nd in the overall 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 Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.

The Design

The obverse side showcases a bust of George Washington, designed by John Flanagan in 1932, inspired by William Cousins' 1786 official effigy of the former President. 

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

The reverse depicts a frontiersman gazing across the mountains to the West, along with the inscription “FIRST DOORWAY TO THE WEST.” The engravings on the outer rim read "CUMBERLAND GAP," "KENTUKY," "2016," and "E PLURIBUS UNUM."

An NGC MS-69 “Early Releases” Coin

Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) is renowned for evaluating and grading coins with the Sheldon Grading Scale, which rates 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.

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