Yellowstone National Park silver dollar, a 1999 United States commemorative coin in 0.900 fine silver with the geyser picked out in 24 carat gold, struck for the park that began the national park movement.
Yellowstone was set aside by Congress on 1 March 1872 as the first national park in the world. It sits over a volcanic hotspot and holds about half of the planet's active geysers.
The obverse shows an erupting geyser. The reverse carries an American bison in the foreground with the sun rising over mountains behind. Surcharges from the issue were divided between Yellowstone and the wider National Park Service.
Specifications -
Year: 1999
Denomination: One dollar
Country: United States of America
Composition: 0.900 fine silver, 90 per cent silver and 10 per cent copper
Actual silver weight: 0.7734 oz
Weight: 26.73 g
Diameter: 38.10 mm
Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated
Gilding: 24 carat gold, applied to the raised design
Gold highlighting -
The gold on the raised design is a 24 carat plating applied privately after the coin left the United States Mint. It sits over the original struck surface and forms no part of the Mint issue. The coin underneath is the genuine United States commemorative dollar in 0.900 fine silver.
Documentation -
Supplied with the illustrated Certificate of Authenticity issued for The Fabulous 12 US Silver Dollars Collection, which names the coin and repeats its specification.
Condition :
Brilliant Uncirculated and sealed in its acrylic capsule. The fields are bright, the relief is crisp and the gilding is unworn. Photographed in the capsule and again lifted out digitally so both faces can be seen clearly.
Yellowstone National Park silver dollar, a 1999 United States commemorative coin in 0.900 fine silver with the geyser picked out in 24 carat gold, struck for the park that began the national park movement.
Yellowstone was set aside by Congress on 1 March 1872 as the first national park in the world. It sits over a volcanic hotspot and holds about half of the planet's active geysers.
The obverse shows an erupting geyser. The reverse carries an American bison in the foreground with the sun rising over mountains behind. Surcharges from the issue were divided between Yellowstone and the wider National Park Service.
Specifications -
Year: 1999
Denomination: One dollar
Country: United States of America
Composition: 0.900 fine silver, 90 per cent silver and 10 per cent copper
Actual silver weight: 0.7734 oz
Weight: 26.73 g
Diameter: 38.10 mm
Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated
Gilding: 24 carat gold, applied to the raised design
Gold highlighting -
The gold on the raised design is a 24 carat plating applied privately after the coin left the United States Mint. It sits over the original struck surface and forms no part of the Mint issue. The coin underneath is the genuine United States commemorative dollar in 0.900 fine silver.
Documentation -
Supplied with the illustrated Certificate of Authenticity issued for The Fabulous 12 US Silver Dollars Collection, which names the coin and repeats its specification.
Condition :
Brilliant Uncirculated and sealed in its acrylic capsule. The fields are bright, the relief is crisp and the gilding is unworn. Photographed in the capsule and again lifted out digitally so both faces can be seen clearly.
