2020 America the Beautiful Quarter 5-oz Silver Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Specimen PCGS SP70 First Strike w/Mercanti Signature

2020’s Final America the Beautiful Coin Honors the Tallgrass Prairie of Kansas

The U.S. Mint’s celebrated America the Beautiful Quarters® series continues its epic run in 2020 with the release of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Quarter struck as a gigantic coin in five ounces of highly pure 99.9% silver! Measuring an incredible 76.2 mm in diameter, this coin is nearly twice the size of an American Silver Eagle!

New America The Beautiful Quarter Design:

The America the Beautiful series has proven extremely popular since it began back in 2010. For those who have been collecting from the start, each release has provided a new and exciting way to discover and appreciate all that America has to offer. The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas is a perfect example of a coin that presents collectors with a scene of America’s beauty that would likely be overlooked otherwise. It features one of the Tallgrass Prairie’s most recognizable inhabitants, a Regal Fritillary butterfly. The little fellow is depicted against a backdrop of Big Bluestem and Indian grasses, representative of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. This is the fifth and last America the Beautiful coin of 2020 with the 56th and final coin set for release in 2021.

Unique Specimen Finish

In addition to its size and silver content, this coin is remarkable for its stunning Specimen (SP) finish. The smooth satin-like matte finish was produced by a post-strike vapor-blast process. The method is similar to sand blasting but instead of using compressed air, the U.S. Mint utilizes special automated equipment and a compressed mixture of water vapor and ceramic particles to produce the unique matte finish.

Each 2020 Five Ounce Silver Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve coin available in this offer has been graded by the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) as being in stunning Specimen-70 (SP70) condition, a distinction that means your perfectly-graded coin will have ZERO imperfections — showing all features and fields exactly as the engraver and mint intended. Plus, PCGS has certified that these are all First Strike (FS) coins, a designation that means that they were among the first struck by the mint and were verified within the first 30 days of issue. Collectors seek out these coins because they are produced with new dies and considered to have sharper strikes and deeper mirrors than those that are struck later. To top it off, each coin will come sonically sealed in an acrylic holder along with a label that has been personally signed by John Mercanti, the 12th Chief Engraver at the U.S. Mint!

About the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas is the largest expanse of tallgrass prairie left in North America. The only unit of the National Park Service dedicated to the rich, natural history of the tallgrass prairie; it encompasses nearly 11,000 acres in the Flint Hills. Today, only 4% of the original tallgrass prairie ecosystem survives, the largest piece being in the Flint Hills. Part of the legislation that authorized the preserve in 1996 also directed that the region’s ranching legacy have a role. As such, a portion of the preserve is still grazed by cattle.

This Five Ounce Silver Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve release is one of five America the Beautiful Coins that will be struck only in 2020. As such, it will be available for only so long. Secure one for yourself before it’s too late!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• THE LATEST IN THE “AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL” SERIES – This 2020 Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve coin is the fifth issue of 2020 and the 55th overall in the America the Beautiful series, which began in 2010.
• STUNNING NATURAL SCENERY – The design features a young girl planting a Norway spruce seedling. It also displays the words “TALLGRASS PRAIRIE,” “KANSAS,” “2020” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.”
• A SERIES OF FIRSTS – Each coin in this offer was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in five ounces of highly pure 99.9% fine silver. And, at 3 inches in diameter, they are the largest ever quarter coins ever struck.
• UNITED STATES LEGAL TENDER – Each America the Beautiful coin is twenty-five cents legal tender in the United States.
• GRADED IN PERFECT SPECIMEN CONDITION – Your coin has been graded by the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) as being in stunning Specimen-70 (SP70) condition.
• KEY FIRST STRIKE CERTIFICATION – PCGS has certified your 2020 Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Specimen coin to be a First Strike (FS) issue.
• PERSONALLY SIGNED BY JOHN MERCANTI – Your coin will come sonically sealed in an acrylic holder along with a label that has been personally signed by John Mercanti!