¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter" Bicentennial

Features

Country	United States
Period	Federal republic (1776-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	1976
Value	1/4 Dollar = 25 Cents (0.25 USD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel clad copper
Weight	5.67 g
Diameter	24.3 mm
Thickness	1.75 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 56 Numista (https://numista.com)
References	KM# 204, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes. Schön# 205 Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

200th Anniversary of the The United States Declaration of Independence, 1776-1976

Obverse

The 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 surrounded with the lettering: "LIBERTY"

Lettering:
LIBERTY
IN GOD WE
TRUST
JF
S
1776-1976

Engraver: John Flanagan

Reverse

A Colonial patriot drummer facing left, with a victory torch surrounded with thirteen stars at the upper left, accompanied with the motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM" and surrounded with the face value and the lettering "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"

Lettering:
UNITED STATES of AMERICA
E PLURIBUS
UNUM
JLA
QUARTER DOLLAR

Translation:
United States of America
Out of Many
One
JLA
Quarter Dollar

Engraver: Jack L. Ahr

Edge

Reeded (with 119 reeds)

Mints

D	United States Mint, Denver, United States (1906-date)
P	United States Mint, Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
S	United States Mint, San Francisco, United States (1854-date)

Comments

The American Revolution began in 1776, and this coin commemorates the 200th anniversary of the U.S.' independence in 1976 (also known as the American Bicentennial), a widely celebrated event. All quarter dollars, half dollars, and dollars were struck with a special obverse for during 1975 and 1976, and were the first of America's "modern" circulating commemoratives, and are currently also the only circulating commemoratives to not to be part of a long multi-year series, then followed by the state quarters.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
1976	809 784 016	0.27	0.32	0.27	0.39	0.74	1.02	1.06	71%
1976 D	860 118 839	0.27	0.25	0.26	0.47	0.72	0.79	1.00	58%
1976 S	4 149 730						16.72	2.76	8%	Proof

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