2013-S Mount Rushmore, Silver, Limited Edition Proof Set Proof

Don Everhart's reverse for the 2013 Mount Rushmore design depicts a sculptor on suspended scaffolding finishing the Thomas Jefferson face during the monument's mid-1930s carving phase, a construction-era moment rather than the completed tableau most readers expect. The Limited Edition Set version of the 2013-S Mount Rushmore silver proof closes the year's five-design ATB slate and is physically identical to the standard 2013-S Mount Rushmore silver proof: same San Francisco strike, same 90% silver and 10% copper planchet at 6.25 grams under the .900 fine standard, same dies, same 24.26-millimeter reeded edge. The catalog tracks them as separate entries because the U.S. Mint sold the issue inside two different products. The 2013 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set bundled the five ATB silver quarters with the silver Kennedy half dollar, silver Roosevelt dime, and American Silver Eagle dollar in a black presentation case with a certificate of authenticity. The 467,961 figure is the 2013 silver-proof distribution anchor.

Authentication on the issue runs the standard silver routine plus a packaging check. Weight resolves silver from clad cleanly at 6.25 grams against 5.67 grams, and the reeded edge reads solid silver without the copper-core line a clad strike shows under angled light. PCGS and NGC label slabbed examples with Silver alongside the proof grade and the Cameo or Deep Cameo designation. Cameo (CAM) is moderate frosted-device contrast and Deep Cameo (DCAM) is the higher tier and default on the issue. Strike-grading diagnostic points are the scaffolding-rope relief and the granular texture of the unfinished granite face, both fine-relief features that flatten under weak press pressure. The Limited Edition layer of authentication is the original case and certificate.

Collector pricing follows the set context. Limited Edition Set sales ran roughly 50,000 to 75,000 across 2013, well below the 467,961 silver-proof anchor, so the premium attaches to original Limited Edition packaging and set completeness rather than to the coin. A loose Mount Rushmore quarter shed from a broken set trades at the standard 2013-S Mount Rushmore silver-proof level at PR69-DCAM and PR70-DCAM. The construction-era subject is the most visually distinctive of the 2013 designs and draws South Dakota regional and presidential-history crossover demand parallel to the standard silver-proof buyer base. For the broader story of the ATB Silver Proof program, the 2012-2013 Limited Edition Set, and the series' production arc, see the Washington ATB series history.