Frederick Douglass National Historic Site preserves the home and estate of one of Americas most influential African-American citizens, Frederick Douglass. A former slave, he rose to prominence in the North before and after the Civil War as a leading abolitionist voice promoting freedom and dignity for African-Americans in the United States. Provident Metals now offers the 2017 Colorized ATB Frederick Douglass National Historic Site 5 oz Silver coins for you to purchase online.

Highlights:

• Arrives with a commemorative presentation case and a Certificate of Authenticity!
• 2nd coin design in the 2017 ATB release and 37th of the ATB Silver series!
• Limited mintage of only 20,000 colorized ATB Silver coins!
• Contains 5 Troy oz of .999 pure silver in BU condition.
• Issued a face value of $.25 (USD) by the government of the United States.
• The obverse depicts President George Washington.
• On the reverse sits Frederick Douglass at a writing desk in front of his home and estate in Washington D.C.
• Represents Washington D.C. in the ATB silver series.
• Celebrates Frederick Douglass National Historical Site.
• Colorized reverse visuals.

When you purchase a 2017 Colorized ATB Frederick Douglass National Historic Site 5 oz Silver Coin from Provident Metals, the item you receive comes with a commemorative presentation case to house the coin and a Certificate of Authenticity. These coins have a colorized lacquer applied to the reverse design elements only to create visual contrast. Each coin is in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.

Obverse

The obverse face of 2017 Colorized ATB Frederick Douglass National Historic Site 5 oz Silver Coins include a bust of President George Washington. The first President of the United States of America, Washington appears on the circulation quarter and these ATB silver quarters in left-profile relief in a design created in 1932 by John Flanagan.

Reverse

On the reverse side of the 2017 Colorized ATB Frederick Douglass 5 oz Silver Coin is a depiction of Douglass near his estate. Overlooking Washington D.C., Douglass named his home and estate Cedar Hill and it is depicted in the reverse design element of these ATB 5 oz silver coins. His home is depicted in the background as Douglass is shown sitting at a writing desk in the foreground in this colorized design that brings real-life hues to the imagery.

History

Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland, in 1818. He lived as a slave for the first 20 years of his life before boarding a train on September 3, 1838, bound for the north and freedom. He would eventually marry a woman four years his elder and went on to become a prominent voice in the abolitionist movement.

Ordering

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