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The 2016 release of the America the Beautiful Quarters® Silver Proof Set is the 7th in the series. The US Mint launched the series in 2010 to commemorate the most cherished National Parks and other National sites.
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<div class='featuredimage'><img src='https://coinsnotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016-quarters.jpg' alt='2016 America the Beautiful Quarters' /></div><br>The 2016 release of the<strong> America the Beautiful Quarters®</strong> Silver Proof Set is the 7th in the series. The US Mint launched the series in 2010 to commemorate the most cherished National Parks and other National sites. Each year 5 quarters of different designs are minted and released as both Proof and Uncirculated. The series consists of 56 coins and runs from 2010 until 2021 inclusive.<br /> <br /> Each obverse shows John Flanagan's 1932 portrait of George Washington. Each coin is 90% silver and weighs 6.25g with a diameter of 24.3mm (0.955 inches). The edge is reeded.<br /> <br /> The 2016 set feature the following National sites:<br /> <table style="border: 0 none #fff;"><br /> <tbody><br /> <tr><br /> <td style="border: 0 none #fff;"><br /> <br /> <div class='imgwithcaption'><img class="size-full wp-image-524" src="https://coinsnotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016-atb-quarters-shawnee-illinois-proof-reverse.jpg" alt="2016 Shawnee National Forest Proof Quarter" width="180" height="180" /><br> 2016 Shawnee National Forest Proof Quarter</div><br /> <br /> <strong><br /> Shawnee National Forest in Illinois<br /> </strong><br /> Shows a view of Camel Rock with vegetation in the foreground and a red-tailed hawk flying in the sky overhead.</td><br /> </tr><br /> <tr><br /> <td style="border: 0 none #fff;"><br /> <br /> <div class='imgwithcaption'><img class="size-full wp-image-521" src="https://coinsnotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016-atb-quarters-cumberland-gap-kentucky-proof-reverse.jpg" alt="2016 Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Proof Quarter" width="180" height="180" /><br> 2016 Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Proof Quarter</div><br /> <br /> <strong><br /> Cumberland Gap National Historic Park in Kentucky<br /> </strong><br /> Shows a frontiersman looking across the mountains to the West. Many early pioneers used Cumberland Gap on their journey into the western frontiers of Kentucky and Tennessee.</td><br /> </tr><br /> <tr><br /> <td style="border: 0 none #fff;"><br /> <br /> <div class='imgwithcaption'><img class="size-full wp-image-523" src="https://coinsnotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016-atb-quarters-harpers-ferry-west-virginia-proof-reverse.jpg" alt="2016 Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Proof Quarter" width="180" height="180" /><br> 2016 Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Proof Quarter</div><br /> <br /> <strong><br /> Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia<br /> </strong><br /> Shows the Fort of John Brown, the site of his last stand during his raid on the Harpers Ferry Armory.</td><br /> </tr><br /> <tr><br /> <td style="border: 0 none #fff;"><br /> <br /> <div class='imgwithcaption'><img class="size-full wp-image-520" src="https://coinsnotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016-atb-quarters-theodore-roosevelt-north-dakota-proof-reverse.jpg" alt="2016 Theodore Roosevelt National Park Proof Quarter" width="180" height="180" /><br> 2016 Theodore Roosevelt National Park Proof Quarter</div><br /> <br /> <strong><br /> Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota<br /> </strong><br /> Shows the young Theodore Roosevelt on horseback surveying the terrain near the Little Missouri River.</td><br /> </tr><br /> <tr><br /> <td style="border: 0 none #fff;"><br /> <br /> <div class='imgwithcaption'><img class="size-full wp-image-522" src="https://coinsnotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016-atb-quarters-fort-moultrie-south-carolina-proof-reverse.jpg" alt="2016 Fort Moultrie at Fort Sumter National Monument Proof Quarter" width="180" height="180" /><br> 2016 Fort Moultrie at Fort Sumter National Monument Proof Quarter</div><br /> <br /> <strong><br /> Fort Moultrie at Fort Sumter National Monument in South Carolina<br /> </strong><br /> Shows Sergeant William Jasper returning the regimental flag to the ramparts while under attack from a British ship.</td><br /> </tr><br /> </tbody><br /> </table><br /> The set was originally issued in a clear plastic presentation box.<br /> <div style="font-size: 10px;"><em>America the Beautiful Quarters® Program</em> is a registered trademark of the USA Mint. We also thank the USA Mint for use of the coin images.</div><br /> <br /> <br /> <hr /><br /> <br /> <strong><img class="alignleft wp-image-410 size-full" src="https://coinsnotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/UK.png" alt="UK" width="32" height="32" /><br> On eBay UK:</strong><br /> <br /> <hr /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <hr /><br /> <br /> <strong><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-409" src="https://coinsnotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/USA.png" alt="USA" width="32" height="32" /><br> On eBay USA:</strong><br /> <br /> <hr /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <hr />
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