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

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

The America The Beautiful Quarter Program premiered in the numismatic market in 2010, presenting five quarter-dollar coins weighing 5 Troy oz of 99.9% fine silver. 

The US Mint crafted 56 coins during the program until 2021, featuring unique reverse designs of America’s most emblematic parks, monuments, and forests.

The Effigy Mounds Silver Coin is the first strike of the 2017 edition and the 36th in the series. 

Established in 1949 in Iowa, the Effigy Mounds National Monument safeguards one of the largest remaining collections of ancient American Indian earthworks in the United States, comprising over 200 mounds of diverse forms. Members of numerous contemporary tribes whose ancestors inhabited the area revere it as a sacred landscape.

You can find 2017 5 oz America The Beautiful Effigy Mounds Silver Coins purchased from the US Mint within the first 30 days of their official release at SD Bullion. They exhibit a deep proof-like appearance and are certified by NGC as MS-69 DLP First 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 first strike of the 2017 edition and the 36th 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 the Effigy Mounds National Monument.

The Design

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

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

The reverse side shows an aerial perspective of mounds in the Marching Bear Group. Inscriptions accompanying the image include “EFFIGY MOUNDS,” “IOWA,” “2017,” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.”

An NGC MS-69 DPL “First Releases” Coin

NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Company) is globally renowned for evaluating and grading coins. They utilize the Sheldon Grading Scale, which rates coins from 1 to 70 according to their condition.

For NGC, “First 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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