2013-S White Mountain, Silver, Limited Edition Proof Set Proof

Phebe Hemphill's reverse for the 2013 White Mountain design depicts Mount Chocorua reflected in a foreground lake, the iconic White Mountain National Forest landscape in central New Hampshire. The Limited Edition Set version of the 2013-S White Mountain silver proof is physically identical to the standard 2013-S White Mountain 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 packaged the five ATB silver quarters with the year's 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 and applies to every 2013 silver entry.

Authentication runs the standard silver-proof routine plus a packaging check. Weight separates silver from clad cleanly at 6.25 grams versus 5.67 grams on a calibrated jeweler's scale, and the reeded edge on the issue reads solid silver without the copper-core line a clad strike shows under angled light. PCGS, the Professional Coin Grading Service, and NGC, the Numismatic Guaranty Company, label slabbed examples with Silver alongside the proof grade. Cameo (CAM) marks moderate frosted-device contrast and Deep Cameo (DCAM) marks the higher tier, with DCAM the default outcome on the issue. Strike-grading diagnostic points are the mountain's reflected silhouette on the water surface and the fine tree-line texture along the foreground shore, both fine-relief features where weak die pressure tends to flatten detail.

Collector pricing separates the loose coin from the intact set. Limited Edition Set sales ran roughly 50,000 to 75,000 across 2013, well below the 467,961 silver-proof anchor, so the value premium attaches to original Limited Edition packaging and set completeness rather than to the coin. A loose graded PR69-DCAM or PR70-DCAM White Mountain returns to standard 2013-S White Mountain silver-proof pricing once it leaves the original case. Intact Limited Edition Sets and Limited Edition-attributed slabs carry a modest premium with set-builder collectors targeting the special-set tier. 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.