2012 America the Beautiful Washington Quarter

About This Coin

The 2012 America the Beautiful Washington Quarter is a United States quarter from the America the Beautiful Quarters 2010-2021 series. In 2012, the Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco Mints struck 582,949,720 quarters, including 4,857,645 clad proofs and 2,789,455 silver proofs. The obverse features George Washington facing left, based on a 1786 bust by Jean-Antoine Houdon and the reverse displays unique designs featuring national parks and sites from each state and territory. El Yunque (PR), Chaco Culture (NM), Acadia (ME), Hawai'i Volcanoes (HI), and Denali (AK) were featured. El Yunque marked the first U.S. territory site in the program. Struck in 75% copper, 25% nickel over a pure copper center, 24.3 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Across its variants, estimated values range from $0 to $26 depending on mint mark, grade, and strike type. A notable auction result reached $1.9K in MS68 grade at eBay. Designed by John Flanagan (obverse) / various reverse designers.