The 2010 Mount Hood National Park Quarter is the fifth design issued in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program.
The 5 oz. America the Beautiful National Park Quarters are the largest coins ever struck by the U.S. Mint. The Mint produced a Bullion version in 2010 and these Bullion 5 oz versions could only be purchased by Mint Authorized Bullion Distributors. The Mint Distributors had to pay the spot price of silver plus an additional $9.75 premium for each coin.
Once the Distributors offered the coins to the public, the Distributors were only allowed to sell the coins at a maximum 10% premium from what they purchased them from the Mint and the Distributors were also only allowed to sell one set of 5 coins per household.
Due to the one per household limit, collectors were initially reselling the coins for about $2500 a set in the aftermarket, even though the distributors were only selling them in the $950 to $1000 range.
I have purchased the America The Beautiful coins in 5 oz for a while now and this coin is very appealing to those that seek both visual appearance and investment in one coin!. Although the graded holder is larger than most, it displays the coin nicely and gives the owner a way to show it or to store it without getting lost. I will continue to purchase these coins in the various years that they were issued, but having this graded one makes a nice feeling of helping the country and yourself at the same time!
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