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The Shawnee National Forest is located in Southern Illinois and contains 280,000 acres of federally owned land. Established as a National Forest, by president Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939, most of the forest was just exhausted farmland. Over the next couple of decades, conservationists planted a variety of trees, in hopes to prevent erosion and rebuild soil. Shawnee National Forest is also home to numerous wildlife species and geological features. Some of these features include a small creek that has created a 200 foot deep canyon and Hicks Dome, which is the result of a meteorite collision.
The American The Beautiful Quarter Program introduces their 31st coin, the Shawnee National Forest. The program has plans of producing 56 coins total, with five coins minted every year. Each coin showcases a national landmark, park, or forest, memorializing the natural beauty that America offers. Once the quarters are minted, the 5oz coins are produced and mimic the quarters' designs. The 5oz America The Beautiful series presents another alternative to those who enjoy investing in silver but do not collect quarters.
Coin Highlights
- .999 pure silver
-Brilliant Uncirculated condition
-Packaged in individual capsules
-50z in weight
-Obverse: The contains the infamous portrait of George Washington, which has stood the test of time and honors the nation's first president. The coin's legal tender value of one quarter is also inscribed below the portrait and "In God We Trust," "Liberty," and "United States of America," are also inscribed.
-Reverse: Showcases Camel Rock, adorned with a soaring red-tailed hawk just above the canyon. "Shawnee," "Illinois," and "E Pluribus Unum," encircle the cliff design and the coin's date of mintage is inscribed as well.