WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) will begin accepting orders for the 2019 America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin™ honoring Idaho’s Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness (product code 19AN) on November 14 at noon EST. The coin is priced at $154.95 and is the last five ounce silver uncirculated coin of 2019.
America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins are struck in .999 fine silver at the Philadelphia Mint and are three inches in diameter. They bear the same designs featured on their America the Beautiful Quarters® Program Coin counterparts.
The coin’s reverse (tails) design depicts a piloted drift boat on the rushing river encompassed by the trees and rock formations of the wilderness. Inscriptions are “RIVER OF NO RETURN,” “WILDERNESS,” “IDAHO,” “2019,” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.” The obverse (heads) features a 1932 restored portrait of George Washington.
Each coin is encapsulated and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Production of the America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin honoring Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness is set at 20,000 units. There is no household order limit.
The Mint accepts orders at catalog.usmint.gov and at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order by calling 1-888-321-MINT (6468). Information on shipping options is available at catalog.usmint.gov/customer-service/shipping.html.
The America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins™ are also available for purchase through the Mint’s Product Enrollment Program. To learn more, visit us online at catalog.usmint.gov/shop/enrollments/ for details.
Like many United States Mint products, this coin will be available at the Mint’s sales centers in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and Denver. Availability may be limited and subject to change.
Note: To ensure that all members of the public have fair and equal access to United States Mint products, the United States Mint will not accept and will not honor orders placed prior to the official on-sale date of Nov. 14, 2019, at noon EST.