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Flanagan designed the Washington U.S. quarter dollar coin, which was issued in 1932.Flanagan's initials can be found at the base of Washington's neck. He designed both sides of the quarter, adapting the obverse profile of the United States's first president from a bust of Washington initially produced by French neoclassical sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon in 1786.
According to coin dealer and numismatic historian Q. David Bowers, the Houdon bust, even then, was the most common representation of Washington on coins and medals. [5] Little is known of Flanagan's creative process, although models of Flanagan's quarter with a different portrayal of Washington, facing right, and with a different eagle, have ...
Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse 50¢ Grant Memorial half dollar (no star) Ulysses S. Grant: Birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant 90% Ag, 10% Cu Authorized: 250,000 (max) Uncirculated: 95,055 (P) [7] 1922 50¢ Grant Memorial half dollar (star) Ulysses S. Grant, star between AMERICA and GRANT
Delayed until the end of World War II, the Red Book was published in 1946, providing collectors even more historical information as well as retail values (prices collectors could expect to pay coin dealers to buy coins) instead of wholesale values. R. S. Yeoman served as editor of the Red Book and Blue Book until he retired in 1970.
Below are the mintage figures for the United States quarter up to 1930, before the Washington quarter design was introduced.. The following mint marks indicate which mint the coin was made at (parentheses indicate a lack of a mint mark):
Some variances in coin size and weight occurred over time, especially as the value of silver varied. In particular, many silver coins changed in the 1870s. [4] The figures cited in the tables are representative of the series, and are generally the latest, or most common, figures for a given coin type.
The 50 State Quarters Program was started to support a new generation of coin collectors, [1] [2] and it became the most successful numismatic program in US history, with roughly half of the US population collecting the coins, either in a casual manner or as a serious pursuit. [3]
List of most expensive coins Price Year Type Grade Issuing country Provenance Firm Date of sale $18,900,000 1933 1933 double eagle: MS-65 CAC United States: King Farouk of Egypt: Sotheby's [1] June 8, 2021 $12,000,000 1794 Flowing Hair dollar: SP-66 CAC United States Neil, Carter Private sale [2] January 24, 2013 $9,360,000 1787 Brasher ...