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The 2010 P Mount Hood National Forest Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin is the fifth coin released (07/28/2011) in the AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL FIVE OUNCE SILVER UNCIRCULATED COIN SERIES.
Located 20 miles east of Portland, Oregon, which lies in the northern part of the Willamette River Valley, Mount Hood National Forest extends south from the strikingly beautiful Columbia River Gorge across more than 60 miles of forested mountains, lakes and streams, to the Olallie Scenic Area. The forest encompasses more than one million acres. Two of its many highlights are the Timberline Lodge, a national historic landmark in its own right, and the Clackamas Wild and Scenic River. Mount Hood was first established as a national site on September 28, 1893 (Pres. Proc. No. 6; 28 Stat. 1240).
The reverse of the 2010 P Mount Hood National Forest Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin depicts a view of Mount Hood with Lost Lake in the foreground. Inscriptions are MOUNT HOOD, OREGON, 2010, and E PLURIBUS UNUM. The reverse was designed and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill, United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver.
The 2010 P Mount Hood National Forest Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin had a mintage of 27,000 coins.