The coins of the America the Beautiful Series from the United States Mint are among the most beautiful specimens produced by the mint each. Introduced in 2010, each new date mark brings with it five distinctive designs representing different jurisdictions from across the nation. Right now, you can get the 2016 ATB Shawnee National Forest 5 oz Silver Coin online at Provident Metals in near-perfect condition.

Highlights:

• Arrives with an NGC protective plastic slab!
• 1st coin from the 2016 release and the 31st overall in the ATB Series!
• Limited number of certified silver coins available!
• Contains 5 Troy oz of .999 pure silver.
• Bears a face value of $.25 (USD) fully backed by the American government.
• Issued a Grade of Mint State 69 by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation.
• Early Release specimens.
• President George Washington is featured on the obverse.
• Camel Rock is shown on the reverse of the coin.
• DPL coins.

If you purchase the 2016 ATB Shawnee National Forest 5 oz Silver Coin in this product listing, Provident Metals will ship you a coin in near-perfect condition according to the NGC. Coins with the Mint State 69 certification exhibit full, original mint luster and a maximum of two minor detracting flaws. Those flaws must be located outside of the primary focal points of the coin.

Included with these coins are two more designations from the NGC. Early Release indicates the coins were received by the NGC within the first 30 days of the 2016 release date for the Shawnee National Forest design. The DPL notation means these bullion coins have deep, proof-like visuals that include mirrored fields and frosted elements.

Obverse

President George Washington is featured on the obverse of all 2016 ATB Shawnee National Forest 5 oz Silver Coins. The first President of the United States, Washington’s bust has been on the circulating quarter since 1932 when it was placed there to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth.

Reverse

A scene from within the natural elements of Shawnee National Forest plays out on the reverse of these 2016 ATB Shawnee National Forest 5 oz Silver Coins. Here, a red-tailed hawk soars over the top of Camel Rock, a natural rocky outcrop in the Ozark and Shawnee Hills of southern Illinois.

History

Shawnee National Forest was officially registered and authorized by the federal government in 1939. Much of the land added to the parks protective zone in its first decade of existence was exhausted farmland that underwent extensive replanting projects with the Civilian Conservation Corps.

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