America the Beautiful 5 oz. Silver Coin Series
Title II of the America the Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 paved the way for this 5 oz. Silver ATB series. The popular coins contain 5 oz. of .999 pure silver, making them some of the largest silver coins issued by the United States Mint. The ever-changing reverse design highlights one historic National Park or a site in every U.S. territory or state. The obverse features the classic 1932 quarter dollar image of George Washington. 2010 saw the series's introduction, which concludes in 2021 when the 56th coin in the series is released.
The U.S. Mint's Philadelphia branch strikes the 5 oz. .999 silver coins on a German coining press purchased specifically for this series. The press began producing coins on March 1, 2010, with the first issue in the series. Sunshine Minting of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho supplies the 5 oz. coin blanks.