Each 2020 Weir Farm Silver Bullion Coin will honor the Weir Farm National Historic Site found in the state of Connecticut on its reverse. These silver bullion coins will mark the second of five to be released by the US Mint in 2020 as part of its America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins™ Program and will be struck from five ounces of .999 fine silver to a diameter of three inches.
A total of fifty-six silver bullion coins will be created in the series as originally authorized by Congress in Public Law 110-456. These coins debuted in 2010 and were scheduled for a release rate of five per year until the last coin is issued in 2021. Each coin in the series honors a different site from a different state as well as the District of Columbia and the five US Territories so that each jurisdiction is represented in the program.
Congress did allow for a second run-through of the bullion series in the original authorizing legislation. However, in order for this to occur, the Secretary of the Treasury must make that determination and inform Congress in the time allotted.
These bullion coins are designed for investors and will be sold through the Mint’s network of authorized purchasers. However, knowing that collectors will also be interested in the strikes, a Weir Farm Silver Uncirculated Coin will also be produced featuring similar specifications and sold directly to the public by the US Mint.
2020 Weir Farm Silver Coin Values
The 2020 Weir Farm Silver Bullion Coins will only feature a face value of twenty-five cents because they are struck to resemble the Weir Farm Quarter issued as part of the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. That face value, however, should be the least of three values associated with the strikes.
Improving upon that amount should be the melt value since each of these coins are struck from five ounces of silver. This gives them a melt value approximately equal to what that amount of the precious metal is currently trading for. So, if it is going for $30 an ounce, these strikes will have a melt value of about $150 – five ounces times $30 an ounce equals $150.
Finally, if collectors are interested in obtaining the strikes, they will have a numismatic value linked to them. This is the price the collectors would be willing to pay to obtain the coin which generally carries a premium above the melt value. That premium typically increases significantly if the strike has been slabbed and graded highly by an independent third-party grading service.
The Coin Values Page will show current melt value and sales information once the coins have been issued by the US Mint.
Weir Farm Silver Bullion Coin Information
Like the associated quarter dollar, the obverse of the 2020 Weir Farm Silver Bullion Coins will showcase a portrait of George Washington, the first President of the United States. John Flanagan originally designed this portrait for the 1932 circulating quarter dollar.
The reverse of the strike will be emblematic of the Weir Farm National Historic Site found in the state of Connecticut. This final design will be selected by the Treasury Secretary from several design candidates presented by the US Mint.
Weir Farm Silver Coin Specifications
| Face Value: | $.25 |
| Composition: | 999 Fine Silver |
| Mintage Cap: | TBA |
| Diameter: | 3 Inches |
| Weight | 5 Ounces |
| Edge: | Incused Lettering |
| Minting Facility: | Philadelphia (no mintmark present) |
| Obverse Design: | George Washington Portrait |
| Obverse Designer: | John Flanagan |
| Reverse Design: | TBA |
| Reverse Designer: | TBA |
