The Gettysburg National Military Park Silver Uncirculated Coin, the first 2011-dated release in the U.S. Mint’s collectible five-ounce silver coin series, celebrates the historic military park in Pennsylvania. Set for release on September 22, 2011, the coin was initially priced at $279.95.
Coin Specifications and Mintage
This collectible coin has a maximum mintage of 35,000, a notable increase compared to the previous five coins in the series, each limited to 27,000. Although those earlier coins were released in 2011, they had been minted the year before.
Struck from five ounces of .999 fine silver, the uncirculated coin shares its composition with the America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coin™ Program. However, there are key differences: the uncirculated coins feature a refined uncirculated finish and bear a “P” mintmark, denoting their production at the Philadelphia Mint. In contrast, the bullion coins lack a mintmark and are designed with investors in mind, focusing on bullion quality. The uncirculated versions, on the other hand, cater to coin collectors.
Both programs are modeled after the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program, which highlights notable sites across the United States and its territories.
Design Features
The coin’s reverse showcases the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, a prominent feature within Gettysburg National Military Park. Designed by Joel Iskowitz, a Master Designer in the U.S. Mint’s Artistic Infusion Program (AIP), and sculpted by Mint Sculptor-Engraver Phebe Hemphill, the design includes inscriptions such as GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 2011, and E PLURIBUS UNUM.
On the obverse, a portrait of George Washington—originally created by John Flanagan in 1932 for the circulating quarter—takes center stage. Surrounding the portrait are the inscriptions UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, and QUARTER DOLLAR.