2018 5 oz Silver America the Beautiful ATB Minnesota Voyageurs National Park Coin

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2018 5 oz Silver America the Beautiful ATB Minnesota Voyageurs National Park Coin   The U.S. Mint's America the Beautiful Series was started in 2010 to honor the beauty and splendor of the American National Parks. These coins have produced epic and breathtaking images of the United States' most prized treasures. The ATB program will release 56 coins in total, authorized by America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008. Each year, the U.S. Mint issues five coins featuring famous U.S. National Parks, Forests, and Historical Monuments that represent the grandeur that America has to offer. The sites featured on these coins are released in the order they were first established as a national park or heritage site. The Voyageurs National Park is located in Minnesota. Like state's slogan "Land of 10,000 Lakes," this park is a series of interconnected streams and lakes that make up about 40% of the park's total surface area. Many visitors come to hike and camp along its majestic shores. The park itself is located at the very top of the United States, right below Canada. It gets its name from the French-Canadian fur traders that traversed this area. The area became a national park after it was signed into law by President Nixon in 1971. This 5 oz. Silver coin sports a beautiful image of a duck as it navigates its way around the park's waterways on the reverse. The background complements the rest of the reverse with trees, cliffs, and forests. Further elements contain "PLM" and "JFM" mint marks. And the inscriptions "Voyageurs," "Minnesota," and "E Pluribus Unum." The obverse displays the familiar image of President George Washington that was originally designed by John Flanagan along with the standard inscriptions of "United States of America," "Liberty," "In God We Trust," and "Quarter Dollar." Coin Features: Made from .999 fine silver with a weight of 5 troy oz 43rd release in the ATB series Struck by the U.S. Mint Brilliant Uncirculated