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Coin Highlights: - Contains 5 oz of .999 fine Silver.
- PCGS encapsulation guarantees the near perfect MS-69 Deep Mirror Proof Like (DMPL) First Strike grade of the coin.
- Attributed as a First Strike indicating this coin was received by PCGS within the first 30 days of the coin's release.
- Authentic Hand Signed John Mercanti PCGS label.
- Obverse: Similar to the Washington quarter featuring the text United States of America, Liberty, In God We Trust and Quarter Dollar.
- Reverse: Depicts the U.S.S. Cairo as it would have been seen during the Civil War, surrounded by Vicksburg, Mississippi, E Pluribus Unum and the date.
- Rim is engraved with weight and purity of the coin.
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The reverse of the Vicksburg National Military Park coin shows the USS Cairo, a Union ironclad gunboat that sank in the Mississippi River during the Battle of Vicksburg. In 1964, the ship was raised from the riverbed and restored to allow park visitors a look into Civil War life.
Vicksburg National Military Park in Mississippi honors the 47-day siege laid on the Confederate fort by the Union soldiers. The Union's victory at Vicksburg allowed the North to control the mighty Mississippi River and eventually win the war.
Vicksburg National Military Park also protects and maintains the Vicksburg National Cemetery. This park is the final resting place for 17,077 Civil War casualties. Of those lost, the identities of 12,909 are unknown.
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