The 2017 release of the America the Beautiful Quarters® Silver Proof Set is the 8th in the series. The US Mint launched the series in 2010 to commemorate the most cherished National Parks and other National sites. Each year 5 quarters of different designs are minted and released as both Proof and Uncirculated. The series consists of 56 coins and runs from 2010 until 2021 inclusive.
Each obverse shows John Flanagan’s 1932 portrait of George Washington. Each coin is 90% silver and weighs 6.25g with a diameter of 24.3mm (0.955 inches). The edge is reeded.
The 2017 set feature the following National sites:
Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa |
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Shows George Rogers Clark leading his men through the flooded plains approaching Fort Sackville. |
The set was originally issued in a clear plastic presentation box.