2017 NGC MS-69 DPL 5 oz America the Beautiful Effigy Mounds Silver Coin

2017 NGC MS-69 DPL 5 oz America the Beautiful Effigy Mounds Silver Coin

The America the Beautiful Quarter Program debuted in the numismatic market in 2010, offering five quarter-dollar coins weighing 5 troy ounces of 99.9% fine silver each. 

The US Mint produced a total of 56 coins for the program until 2021, featuring distinctive reverse designs showcasing America’s most iconic parks, monuments, and forests.

The Effigy Mounds Silver Coin, the inaugural release of the 2017 series and the 36th overall, highlights the Effigy Mounds National Monument. 

Established in 1949 in Iowa, this monument preserves one of the largest remaining collections of ancient American Indian earthworks in the United States, encompassing over 200 mounds of various shapes. It is considered a sacred landscape by members of numerous contemporary tribes whose ancestors once inhabited the area.

You can acquire 2017 5 oz America The Beautiful Effigy Mounds Silver Coins at SD Bullion. They exhibit a deep proof-like appearance and are certified by NGC as MS-69 DLP 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 first strike of the 2017 edition and the 36th in the series;

• Holds a USD 0.25 face value and legal tender status;

• The standard obverse design features George Washington’s bust;

• The reverse features the Effigy Mounds National Monument.

The Design

The obverse displays John Flanagan's 1932 rendition of George Washington's portrait, inspired by William Cousins' 1786 official depiction of the former President. 

It also includes the inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "LIBERTY," "IN GOD WE TRUST," and "QUARTER DOLLAR."

On the reverse, the Marching Bear Group has an aerial view of mounds. Inscriptions accompanying the image feature "EFFIGY MOUNDS," "IOWA," "2017," and "E PLURIBUS UNUM."

An NGC MS-69 DPL Coin

Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) is renowned worldwide for evaluating and grading coins using the Sheldon Grading Scale, which rates coins from 1 to 70 based on their condition.

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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