Cumberland Island Silver Uncirculated Coins

The 2018 Cumberland Island Silver Uncirculated Coins will be struck by the US Mint as the fourth of five 2018-dated strikes in its America the Beautiful Five Ounce Uncirculated Coin Program. Coins in this series are each composed of five ounces of .999 fine silver and have a diameter of three inches. The silver uncirculated coins feature reverse designs emblematic of sites of national interest with this specific coin honoring Cumberland Island National Seashore of Georgia.

This series was created by the US Mint as the collector versions of its 5 Ounce Bullion Coins known as the America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins™. Both series feature similar specifications and designs including being struck to resemble a third US Mint series – the circulating America the Beautiful Quarters® Program.

Accordingly, the obverse of all three programs will include a portrait of George Washington with the reverse containing designs emblematic of sites of national interest, as previously mentioned. Not only will the designs be similar, but so will the inscriptions. For this reason, the US Mint uses an edge inscription on the five ounce silver coins to indicate their weight and fineness whereas the associated quarter dollars have a reeded edge.

Five coins will be minted per series per year with the first strikes appearing with a 2010 date. The programs will continue until 2021 at which time each will have seen a total of fifty-six coins created to be a part of them

2018 Cumberland Island Silver Uncirculated Coin Values

Since the 2018 Cumberland Island Silver Uncirculated Coins are struck to resemble the Cumberland Island Quarters, they will only have a face value of twenty-five cents like those quarter dollars. That face value will likely be the lowest of three values associated with the strikes, however.

Each of these coins are struck from five ounces of silver giving them a melt value approximately equal to what the five ounces would trade for on the market. Thus, if it is going for $20 an ounce, these coins would have a melt value of about $100 – five ounces times $20 an ounce equals $100.

Finally, it is likely that collectors will be wanting to add many of these coins to their collection. Their interest gives these coins a numismatic value which typically increases based on the perceived rarity and condition of the coin in question.

The Mint Prices, Values & Sales Figures page will offer recent melt values and sales information based on recent activity, once the coins have been issued to the public by the US Mint.

Cumberland Island Silver Uncirculated Coin Information

The 2018 Cumberland Island Silver Uncirculated Coins will have a portrait of George Washington on their obverse like all of the America the Beautiful related coins. This portrait was originally designed by John Flanagan for the 1932 circulating quarter dollar and has been in use on the quarters in one form or another ever since making it one of the most recognizable portraits on American coinage.

The reverse of the strike will contain a design showcasing a portion of Cumberland Island National Seashore of Georgia. Several design candidates should be issued by the US Mint early in 2017 for public review with the final design unveiled later that year.

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