1/4 Dollar `Washington Quarter` New Hampshire

€612.00
IssuerUnited States
Year2000
TypeCirculating commemorative coin
Value1/4 Dollar = 25 Cents (1/4 USD)
CurrencyDollar (1785-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel clad copper
Weight5.67 g
Dimensions24.26 mm
Thickness1.75 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Obverse: John Flanagan, William Cousins
Reverse: William Cousins
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#308, Schön#308
Obverse descriptionThe portrait in left profile of George Washington, the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797, is accompanied with the motto `IN GOD WE TRUST` and the lettering `LIBERTY` and it is surrounded with the face value and the inscription `UNITED STATES OF AMERICA`
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringUNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GOD WE TRUST LIBERTY P JF WC QUARTER DOLLAR
Reverse descriptionThe Old Man of the Mountain, formerly a distinctive rock formation on Mt. Cannon in the Franconia Notch gateway to northern New Hampshire (collapsed in 2003), is accompanied with the legend `OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN`, the state`s name (`NEW HAMPSHIRE`), the date of its admission into Union (`1788`), its motto (`LIVE FREE OR DIE`), 9 stars, signifying the fact that New Hampshire was the 9th state to ratify the Constitution, and the motto `E PLURIBUS UNUM`
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringNEW HAMPSHIRE 1788 LIVE FREE OR DIE OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN WC 2000 E PLURIBUS UNUM
(Translation: New Hampshire 1788 Live Free or Die Old Man of the Mountain WC 2000 Out of Many, One)
EdgeReeded
MintD
United States Mint of Denver,United States (1906-date)
P
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
S
United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)
Mintage2000 D - - 495 976 000
2000 P - - 673 040 000
2000 S - Proof - 4 020 172
Catalog ID3609086310
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