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Showing posts with label 5 oz. Silver coins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 5 oz. Silver coins. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

2015-P 25C Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Specimen Uncirculated 5 oz. Silver Coin

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2015-P 25C Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Specimen Uncirculated 5 oz. Silver Coin







Specifications
Denomination: Quarter Dollar (25-cents), a legal tender U. S. coin
Composition: 99.9% Silver
Content: 0.999 Fine Silver (155.362 grams), Balance Copper
Weight: 5.000 troy ounces
Diameter: 3.000 inches
Thickness: 0.165 inch (4.19 mm)
Edge: Lettered
Mint and Mint Mark: Philadelphia – P

Description
This coin was the fourth release of 2015 in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program.  This beautiful five ounce silver uncirculated coin’s back side features a great blue heron in the foreground and a great egret in the background.  Please note:  This is the special numismatic variety - not the ordinary bullion variety.

Coin Inscriptions:

• “BOMBAY HOOK”
• “DELAWARE”
• “E PLURIBUS UNUM”
• “2015”

This refuge is host to hundreds of thousands of migrating ducks, geese, shorebirds, and neo–tropical songbirds during their spring and fall migrations.  Bombay Hook’s 16,000 acres include freshwater pools, swamps, upland forests, agricultural fields and one of the largest unaltered tidal salt marshes in the Mid–Atlantic region.  It was established as a national site in 1937.

Special Features
• Features the Bombay Hook quarter design
• 29th overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program
• Minted at the U.S. Mint at Philadelphia

Shipping & Handling
Fast, free shipping via USPS Priority Mail to all U. S. addresses.  USPS Priority Mail Express is also available for an additional charge.

Saturday, September 27, 2014

2014-P 25-cents - Great Sand Dunes National Park America the Beautiful Five oz. Pure Silver Uncirculated Specimen Coin



SKU# OKNR4E

2014-P 25-cents - Great Sand Dunes National Park America the Beautiful Five oz. Pure Silver Uncirculated Specimen Coin

Numismatic Variety – Not Ordinary Bullion!


Specifications
Denomination - Quarter
Composition - 99.9% Silver
Weight - 5.000 troy ounces
Diameter - 3.000 inches (76.2 mm)
Thickness - 0.165 inch (4.19 mm)
Edge - Lettered
Mint and Mint Mark:  P – Philadelphia


Description
The Great Sand Dunes National Park quarter is the fourth release in 2014 and the 24th overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program.

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve has the tallest dunes in North America, forming the centerpiece of the site’s diverse landscape of grasslands, wetlands, conifer and aspen forests, alpine lakes, and tundra.  These can be experienced through hiking, sand sledding, splashing in the Medano Creek, and watching wildlife.  The Great Sand Dunes National Park was first established as a national site on March 17, 1932 (47 Stat. 2506).

The reverse design features a father and son playing in the sand next to the creek bed. The distinctive mountains and sand dunes are featured in the background.  Inscriptions are GREAT SAND DUNES, COLORADO, 2014 and E PLURIBUS UNUM.  Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.


Program
In 2010, the United States Mint began to issue 56 quarter-dollar coins featuring designs depicting national parks and other national sites as part of the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program.  2014 marks the fifth year of the program and features the Great Smoky Mountains, Shenandoah, Arches, Great Sand Dunes, and Everglades National Parks.


Packaging
Each coin is encapsulated and placed in a flock lined fitted box with lid and protective sleeve, as shown in photos.  A Certificate of Authenticity issued by the United States Mint accompanies each coin.


Shipping & Handling
Fast, free shipping to all United States addresses.  We ship internationally to many destinations worldwide.  Contact us for information about your destination.


Additional Information
OK Ranch sells fine collectible and investment coins from the United States Mint, the Royal Canadian Mint, and more through our ebay store at www.okranchcoins.com 

More information?  Contact us by email: shop@okranch.me