5 oz 2011 America the Beautiful Gettysburg National Military Park Silver Coin | United States Mint

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Secure your 5 oz 2011 America the Beautiful Gettysburg National Military Park Silver Coin and grow your wealth today! #### **COIN HIGHLIGHTS** *Ships individually in protective packaging *Consisting of 5 oz of 999 Fine Silver *Obverse: Features a left facing profile of the first President George Washington, along with the inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA", "LIBERTY", "IN GOD WE TRUST", and "QUARTER DOLLAR" *Reverse: Features a depiction of the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument The Battle of Gettysburg, the Union victory in the summer of 1863 that ended General Robert E. Lee's second and most ambitious invasion of the North, was a turning point in the Civil War. Often referred to as the "High Water mark of the Rebellion," it was among the war's bloodiest battles, with 51,000 casualties. #### **ABOUT THE UNITED STATES MINT** Established in 1792 as the first national mint in the United States, the United States Mint is a Department of the Treasury bureau responsible for official legal tender coinage production. The United States Mint has a mission to serve Americans as the sole manufacturer and distributor of circulating currency coins and other official American coinage. The U.S. Mint also produces commemorative coins for collectors, silver and gold bullion coins for investors (such as the popular Eagle and Buffalo series), and Congressional Medals.