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Saratoga National Park represents a monumental turning point in the Revolutionary War and is the focus of the final America the Beautiful 5 oz Coin released in 2015.
Historian Edmund Morgan argues that the American victory at Saratoga “was a great turning point of the war, because it won for Americans the foreign assistance which was the last element needed for victory.”
Coin Highlights:
- Contains 5 oz of .999 fine silver.
- Individual coins come in capsules.
- Obverse: Portrait of George Washington originally designed by John Flanagan, with the inscriptions of United States of America, Liberty, In God We Trust and Quarter Dollar.
- Reverse: A close-up of the moment British General John Burgoyne surrendered his sword to American General Horatio Gates. Inscriptions are “British Surrender 1777,” “Saratoga,” “New York,” “2015” and “E Pluribus Unum.”
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