2014-S Everglades, Silver Proof

San Francisco struck 490,712 pieces of the 2014-S Everglades silver proof to close the year's five-design ATB slate, the figure matching U.S. Mint product-sales records for the 2014 Silver Proof Set. The coin sits at the same 490-thousand-piece level as the four other 2014 silver-proof issues and represents a modest uptick from 2013's 467,961-piece silver-proof figure. Joseph Menna's reverse depicts an anhinga perched with outstretched wings on a willow branch, the diving water bird native to the south Florida wetlands that the park protects, with a roseate spoonbill in flight behind it. The 90% silver composition (.1808 troy ounces of pure silver, 6.25 grams total weight, 24.26-millimeter diameter, reeded edge) is the pre-2019 standard alloy for ATB silver proofs.

Authentication on the coin starts with weight: a calibrated jeweler's scale resolves 6.25 grams against the 5.67-gram clad-proof reading without ambiguity, and the edge reads as a uniform silver-gray reeded band rather than the copper-nickel-and-copper-core sandwich visible on a clad piece. PCGS and NGC apply a "Silver" attribution to the slab label on top of the numeric grade and Cameo or Deep Cameo contrast designation, where Cameo (CAM) marks moderate frosted-device contrast and Deep Cameo (DCAM) marks the higher-contrast tier and is the default outcome on the issue rather than an upgrade step. Grade distribution clusters at PR69-DCAM and PR70-DCAM with population counts in the thousands at the top tier. The design-specific diagnostic is the individual wing feathers on the anhinga's outstretched wings and the detail on the spoonbill's flight feathers, both fine-relief elements that require full press pressure to render cleanly.

The coin trades in the modern silver-proof band with pricing that follows silver spot for most of its movement and a small set-completion premium on top. PR69-DCAM examples sell for a small step over melt plus slab cost, and PR70-DCAM examples in NGC or PCGS holders carry a modest tier above that. The 490,712 silver-proof print run is roughly 42 percent of the 1.17 million 2014 clad-proof figure for the same design, which gives the silver version a structural scarcity edge against the clad sibling. Florida regional collectors and wildlife topical buyers provide modest crossover demand, and the design's two-bird composition is among the more visually distinctive 2014 reverses. For the broader story of the ATB Silver Proof program and the series' production arc, see the Washington ATB series history.