US Mint Weir Farm National Historic Site 2020 Five Ounce Silver Coin
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The United States Mint will accept orders for the 2020 America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin honoring Weir Farm National Historic Site in Connecticut.
Priced at $178.25, this coin’s reverse (tails) design portrays an artist, wearing a painter’s smock, painting outside Julian Alden Weir’s studio at Weir Farm. It is inspired by various images of the studio and Weir’s paintings created on the property, as well as descriptions of Weir and his fellow artist’s creative inspiration from the rural environment. The composition allows the viewer to feel as if he or she is standing where Weir once stood. The inscription “A NATIONAL PARK FOR ART” is included. Additional inscriptions are “WEIR FARM,” “CONNECTICUT,” “2020,” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.” The obverse (heads) features a 1932 restored portrait of George Washington.
Each coin is encapsulated and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Production is limited to 20,000 units.
