2017 5 oz Silver America the Beautiful ATB Iowa Effigy Mounds National Monument Coin

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2017 5 oz Silver America the Beautiful ATB Iowa Effigy Mounds National Monument Coin   To continue the America the Beautiful Silver Coin Program, already 7 years long, the U.S. Mint will launch 2017 5 oz Silver America the Beautiful ATB Iowa Effigy Mounds National the first of the 5 coins to honor the Effigy Mounds National Monument, in Iowa. The already famous obverse presents a portrait of George Washington, while the reverse shows an impressive aerial view of Effigy Mounds in the Marching Bear Group, designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) Designer Richard Masters and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Renata Gordon in collaboration with representatives of the Effigy Mounds National Monument. Coin Highlights: Contains 5 oz of .999 fine Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Condition Face value of $0.25 Eligible for Precious Metal IRAs. 100% authentic and guaranteed by the U.S. Mint. Individual coins will be shipped in plastic flips. Lots of 10 come in plastic coin tubes and lots of 100 come in monster boxes. Obverse: Depicts the renewed version of George Washington, designed by John Flanagan. Reverse: Depicts an aerial view of mounds in the Marching Bear Group. Inscriptions: "EFFIGY MOUNDS," "IOWA," "2017," and "E PLURIBUS UNUM." Designed by Richard Masters. Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa was integrated into the National Park Service in 1949. The park of 2,526 acres in size protects over 200 burial mounds which represent unique earthworks of ancient American Indians. The mounds impress through the variety of forms: more than 30 types of animals, including bears, or bird-shaped “effigy”- from where the park takes its name. The site is believed to be created one to two thousand years ago, with the purpose of remembering the dead, but also for ceremonial or story-telling events. Nowadays, the park is considered a sacred place by members of present tribes, who believe their ancestors once lived there. Besides fr