The 2017 America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Bullion Coins will each be struck from five ounces of .999 fine silver to a diameter of three inches. They will be produced by the US Mint as part of its America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coin™ Program and will feature reverse designs emblematic of sites of national interest from around the United States and its territories.
The designs featured on the reverse will actually be taken from another series of US Mint strikes known as the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. Both the quarters and these silver bullion coins were actually authorized by Congress together with Public Law 110-456 (America’s Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008).
Under the Act, five coins will be struck in each series per year with one strike representing a location from each state as well as the District of Columbia and the five US territories. In total, the programs will each include fifty-six new strikes created as part of them before they are deemed complete in 2021.
Each silver bullion coin will be produced by the US Mint as a means for investors to add small amounts of the precious metal to their portfolios. The series will be joined by the 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins which will feature the same basic specifications as these silver bullion coins but are intended for collectors.
Information on each of the 2017 America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Bullion Coins is offered below with additional information available by following the provided links:
2017 Effigy Mounds 5 Ounce Silver Bullion Coins
Marking the first release of 2017 in the America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Bullion Coins Program will be the Effigy Mounds Silver Coins. These strikes will honor Effigy Mounds National Monument found in the state of Iowa with a reverse design emblematic of the location.
Effigy Mounds National Monument was officially created on October 25, 1949. The location preserves over 200 mounds created by Native Americans of the region hundreds of years ago. Of those 200, 31 are considered effigies as they are in the shape of mammals, birds or reptiles.
2017 Frederick Douglass 5 Ounce Silver Bullion Coins
The Frederick Douglass Silver Coins will be the thirty-seventh release of the silver bullion coin program by the US Mint. Each coin will contain a reverse design emblematic of the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site found in the District of Columbia.
The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site came under federal ownership in 1962 when the government assumed control of the house once owned by Frederick Douglass, a prominent 19th century African American who promoted equality for all for most of his life after escaping to freedom himself. He was born a slave.
2017 Ozark 5 Ounce Silver Bullion Coins
The third release of the America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coin Program in 2017 will be the Ozark Silver Coins. These strikes will honor Ozark National Scenic Riverways of Missouri with a reverse design showcasing a portion of the riverways.
Congress established the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in 1964 to protect the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers found in the south-central portion of Missouri. Touted as one of the best float river systems in the nation, visitors partake in many water-related activities on the rivers.
2017 Ellis Island 5 Ounce Silver Bullion Coins
The Ellis Island Silver Coins will be the fourth of five releases scheduled to be issued by the US Mint in 2017 as part of the series. These strikes will honor Ellis Island found off the coast of New Jersey.
Ellis Island is actually run as a part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and together both help to commemorate the millions of immigrants who came to the country through Ellis. From 1892-1954, Ellis operated as an immigration inspection station and peaked at over 1 million people passing through its halls to become US citizens in 1907.
2017 George Rogers Clark 5 Ounce Silver Bullion Coins
The final 2017-dated issue in the silver bullion coin program from the US Mint will be the George Rogers Clark Silver Coins. These strikes will showcase a portion of the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park located in the state of Indiana.
George Rogers Clarks National Historical Park was created to commemorate the important contributions of Clark during the American Revolutionary War. He was a soldier sent from Virginia to protect its interests in the Old Northwest from British forces, a task which he accomplished and is remembered for.
A separate site dedicated to these strikes can be found by clicking on 5 oz bullion coins.
These America the Beautiful 5 oz Silver Bullion Coins will not be sold directly to the public by the US Mint. Instead, the Mint uses a network of authorized purchasers for all of its bullion strikes which obtains the coins in bulk, then resells them in smaller lots to local coin and precious metal dealers for a small premium above the current spot price of the silver contained within them.
