2018 Apostle Islands National Lakeshore 5 oz Silver Bullion Coin

The 2018 Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Park 5 oz Silver Bullion Coin will be the second of five America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coin® Program strikes to appear in 2018 from the United States Mint.

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Located in Wisconsin, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore preserves and protects 12 miles of mainland along with 21 islands. Visitors to the area who come for the scenery, camping, boating, etc. are treated to old growth forests, sandstone sea caves and several historic lighthouses.

Each silver bullion coin will feature obverse and reverse imagery identical to what will be found on the sister America the Beautiful Quarters®, also issued by the US Mint. However, the silver bullion coins will be much larger as they will be struck from five ounces of .999 fine silver to a diameter of three inches.

2018 America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins

A total of five America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins will be issued by the US Mint in 2018:

2018 Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore 5 oz Silver Bullion Coin representing Michigan
2018 Apostle Islands National Lakeshore 5 oz Silver Bullion Coin representing Wisconsin
2018 Voyageurs National Park 5 oz Silver Bullion Coin representing Minnesota
2018 Cumberland Island National Seashore 5 oz Silver Bullion Coin representing Georgia
2018 Block Island National Wildlife Refuge 5 oz Silver Bullion Coin representing Rhode Island

These five coins shown above mark the forty-first through forty-fifth of the program.

Issue Information

The America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coin Program will be in its ninth year with the release of the 2018 strikes.

Release Date

The US Mint has not announced a release date for the Apostle Islands Coin.

Issue Price

Bullion coins are sold by the Mint’s network for a small premium above the current spot price of the precious metals contained within them to cover minting and distribution costs.

U.S. Mint Production Facility

The only location to receive the special equipment required for striking the America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins is the US Mints facility in Philadelphia. However, mintmarks are not typically struck on bullion coins.

Designer & Sculptor

First featured on the circulating 1932 quarter dollar, an image of George Washington, first President of the United States, will be shown on the obverse (heads side) of each America the Beautiful Coin.

The reverse (tails side) of the Apostle Islands Coin will showcase a portion of the national lakeshore.

Coin Specifications

Face Value:	$0.25
Finish:	Bullion
Composition:	.999 fine silver
Standard Weight:	5 oz
Standard Diameter:	3.0 inch
Edge:	lettering