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It is impossible to tell a quarter minted in 1975 from one in 1976, as all are inscribed with “1776-1976”. From 1999 to 2008, the reverse design changed five times a year through the 50 State Quarters Program. It was the Mint’s first circulating coin program. More quarter programs followed:
Highlights of our coin and medal programs, including the American Women Quarters Program, American Innovation, Native American $1 Coins, and Congressional medals.
The reverse (tails) of each quarter features a design related to that state. The obverse (heads) design shows the familiar portrait of George Washington used on the quarter since 1932. But the inscriptions previously used on the reverse – “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “QUARTER DOLLAR,” “LIBERTY,” and “IN GOD WE TRUST” – all ...
The America’s Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 —Public Law 110-456— authorized the production of five ounce, .999 fine silver bullion coins replicating each of the designs featured on the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters. The bullion coins are three inches in diameter and have a nominal face value ...
Quarter. General George Washington Crossing the Delaware Quarter (2021) America the Beautiful Quarters® Program (2010-2021) DC and U.S. Territories Quarters (2009) 50 State Quarters Program (1999-2008) George Washington Bicentennial Quarter (1975-1976) George Washington Quarter (1932-1998) Dollar. Presidential $1 Coin Program (2007-2016, 2020)
Though recommended for the 1932 quarter, then-Treasury Secretary Mellon ultimately selected the familiar John Flannigan design. Inscriptions are "LIBERTY," "IN GOD WE TRUST," and "2022." On-sale dates for products containing the 2022 American Women Quarters Program will be published on the Mint's Product Schedule here.
The penny, dime, quarter, half dollar, and dollar are clad coins. Clad coins have an inner core of metal surrounded by an outer layer of a different metal. The Mint makes clad coins with an inner core of copper. The nickel is the only circulating coin that isn’t clad.
The common obverse (heads) depicts a portrait of George Washington. This design was originally composed and sculpted by Laura Gardin Fraser as a candidate entry for the 1932 quarter, which honored the bicentennial of George Washington’s birth. Inscriptions are “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “2024.”
Today, the United States Mint (Mint) is unveiling a new design depicting this pivotal moment in history which will be displayed on the reverse (tails) of the quarter-dollar coin beginning in 2021. The design will begin circulating following the issuance of the final coin in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program.
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) will begin shipping the fourth coin honoring Celia Cruz in the 2024 American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program on August 5. The Mint facilities at Philadelphia and Denver manufacture these circulating quarters. Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer and cultural icon.