2012-P 5 oz ATB Acadia Silver Coin - Burnished (Cap Only)
The 2012-P 5 oz ATB Acadia Silver Coin - Burnished (Cap Only) is a silver coin. The offering identifies 2012 as its issue year. The listed metal amount is 5 oz.
History and background
The America the Beautiful program connected United States coinage with national parks and other national sites. The five ounce silver format uses the quarter-dollar design concept on a much larger precious metal piece. It is a separate product from an ordinary circulating quarter and is identified by its five troy ounce silver content and issue-specific site design.
Design and product identity
A George Washington portrait supplies the common obverse, while the reverse represents the park or site assigned to the issue. A design-varies offering does not promise one named site. An issue explicitly naming Acadia instead identifies that particular national park design. The large surface gives the site artwork a different physical presentation from the circulating quarter, without changing the importance of date, finish and product identification.
Product specifications
- Metal: Silver
- Product format: Coins
- Listed metal amount: 5 oz
- Fineness or alloy: .999 fine silver
- Mint or maker attribution: United States Mint
- Issue-year selection: 2012
- Finish or condition: Burnished
- SKU: BATB12A
Understanding the metal content
Precious metal ounce weights use the troy system. One troy ounce equals 31.1034768 grams, while a kilogram equals one thousand grams. Fineness states the proportion of precious metal in an alloy; fine metal weight states the amount of that metal. An alloyed coin’s gross weight includes its other metals as well. These measurements explain why a denomination, a package weight and a stated fine metal amount should not be treated as the same specification.
Finish and condition
Burnished identifies a collector production format in this offering. It should be distinguished from a conventional bullion coin and from a Proof, even when all belong to the same series. A finish name does not by itself assign an independent numeric grade.
Details of this version
The packaging terms in this product identify what is offered. A box and COA refer to a presentation box and certificate of authenticity; carded or sealed refers to the stated package. Alternative terms joined by a slash describe permitted formats rather than a promise that every package type is included together. Packaging and a third-party numeric grade are different attributes.
Preserving the product
Preserving the surface and the original identifying information helps retain the product’s physical history. Handle an unencapsulated collectible by its edges where appropriate and avoid polishing or abrasive cleaning. Keep a certified holder or stated assay package intact when retaining its identification matters. A brighter surface created by cleaning is not the same thing as a higher original condition grade.
Material, design and numismatic identity
A product’s history is carried by several different kinds of information. The issuing or manufacturing name explains its origin, the design identifies its subject, the metal specification describes its material and the condition language describes its preservation. A date can connect the piece with a particular program or historical period without proving that it is rare. These features remain meaningful together even when two offerings contain similar amounts of precious metal. Keeping them distinct provides a more accurate description of the actual object.
Historical and technical references: U.S. Mint background.
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Understanding Product Pricing
Understanding Product Pricing
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Shipping & Return
Shipping & Return
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What is a market loss fee?
What is a market loss fee?
Due to the nature of this industry, pricing can change every second for precious metals. For this reason, we (along with all major dealers) fully hedge our inventory. This process locks in our margin at the time that we purchase the inventory, so that we do not have spot-market risk. When your order is confirmed with us (not when you pay), we “buy back” our hedge on those items, thus making the metal completely susceptible to changes in its market value. If you decide you would like to cancel your order, return your order, etc and there is a decrease in spot value of your material, you are responsible for paying us that difference in price. We often get asked if the spot market goes up, do we pay you? Although we understand where it would seem as if that should be the case, that is not how hedging works. We do not make extra profit if the spot market goes up as the cost to “buy back” the hedge on your metal also increases. Our margin is our margin, regardless of the spot market. In the event that the spot market goes up, we just break even on the product due to this rise in cost. So, no we do not pay you if the market goes up.
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