2014 Silver 5 oz America The Beautiful Great Smoky Mountains Tennessee

2014 Silver 5 oz ATB Great Smoky Mtns Tennessee

This Great Smoky Mountains National Park 5 oz Silver ATB is much more than a beautiful, investment bullion grade collectable coin. It features an awe-inspiring, National historical site. As with all ATB coin releases, the sites represented are true National treasures, having deep historical, cultural or natural significance.

These beautifully crafted .999 fine silver coins arrive from the U.S. Mint in sealed monster boxes. An ATB monster box contains 10 rolls of 10 coins in each roll making a total of 100 coins. BOLD offers these stunning silver bullion ATBs individually as singles, or in volume.

Be sure to check out this National Park Service site for more info on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Then, when your new coins arrive, make it a teachable moment with your kids. Never miss an opportunity to get your children involved!

Highlights

• Contains: 5 Troy oz of 0.999 fine silver.
• The largest silver bullion coins ever issued by the United States Mint.
• Design of the coins duplicates exactly (though enlarged) each of the America the Beautiful Quarters series.
• Obverse: Common to entire series, depicting George Washington in a restored version of the portrait created by John Flanagan for the 1932 Washington quarter.
• Reverse: The reverse side depicts an iconic setting featuring a historic, hand-hewn log cabin nestled deep within the forest. This scene is a remnant drawn from the rich Southern Appalachian mountain culture. Great Smoky Mountains National Park actively works to preserve this culture by its protection of such sites and artifacts. Encompassing an area of 522,419 acres, the Park is approximately 95% forested, and considered the most biologically diverse National Park in the system. The Park was established in 1934, although approved by Congress some 8 years earlier. The amazing natural beauty and wide range of recreational activities of this place draws more than 11.3 million visitors annually. This ATB coin honors the rich history and culture of the Great Smoky Mountains. It also honors the National Park established to protect the great diversity of its natural beauty.
• Reverse Design - Designer: Chris Costello; Sculptor: Renata Gordon.
• Edge: Smooth edge inscribed with the coin specifications: ".999 Fine Silver 5.0 Ounce."

History

Authorization for 5 oz 0.999 fine silver ATB coins was enacted in 2008. With the America 's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-456), popular series was born. The designs of America the Beautiful 5 oz coins replicate those of the US Mint 's America the Beautiful Quarters. The bullion coins are three inches in diameter and have a nominal face value of 25 cents. These are the first five ounce, three inch, 0.999 fine silver bullion coins ever produced by the United States Mint. The fineness and weight are edge-incused on the coins.

These unique silver bullion coins feature reverse designs depicting national parks and other national sites in each state. Included are District of Columbia and U.S. territories, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands and Northern Mariana Islands. The coins are being issued in the order each featured site was established as a national park or site. Investors can now choose bullion coins that honor some of our Nation 's most treasured national parks and sites. Those featured are amazing, majestic places, which truly make us "America the Beautiful."

Investment Grade Bullion

ATB silver bullion coins are investment-grade bullion coins, with their weight, content and purity guaranteed by the U.S. government. The coins are also legal tender, although their quarter-dollar face value is merely symbolic. ATB silver bullion coins sell at prevailing silver market prices, plus a moderate premium to cover production and other costs. Silver is typically the lowest-priced precious metal; making these bullion coins an affordable choice for most investors and collectors.

Distinguishing Bullion and Uncirculated

There are three ways to distinguish between Bullion and Uncirculated ATBs.

• Under the "In God we Trust" inscription, the uncirculated coins feature a "P" symbol representing the Philadelphia mint, whereas the bullion coins do not have a mintmark.
• Uncirculated coins are vapor blasted after minting, giving them a matte finish, while bullion coins have a shinier finish.
• The uncirculated coin also comes with a certificate of authenticity from the Mint and is placed inside a plastic capsule and then in a mint-issued box.