2017 (D) Effigy Mounds National Park Quarter

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$600 MS68 11-07-2022 eBay

Description

Produced at the Denver Mint, the 2017 (D) Effigy Mounds National Park Quarter is part of the America the Beautiful Quarters 2010-2021 series. The U.S. Mint produced 210.8 million examples, making this ranked 12th of 15 mint variants by mintage, with 10% of production. 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. The reverse depicts an aerial view of the Marching Bear Group, a procession of bear-shaped and bird-shaped earthen mounds. Effigy Mounds preserves more than 200 prehistoric mounds built by Indigenous Woodland cultures over 1,000 years ago. Effigy Mounds (IA), Frederick Douglass (DC), Ozark Riverways (MO), Ellis Island (NJ), and George Rogers Clark (IN) were honored. Frederick Douglass was the first non-site coin, honoring the abolitionist at his Washington D.C. historic site. Denver's mint evolved from a frontier assay office into one of the nation's primary coin production facilities, opening in 1906. Estimated market value ranges from $0 to $1 depending on grade and condition. Struck in 75% copper, 25% nickel over a pure copper center, weighing 5.67 grams, 24.3 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #621702.