Silver First Strike 2017-S Effigy Mounds Quarter

2017-S Effigy Mounds Silver Quarter part of the America The Beautiful National Park Series

The United States Mint produced a total of 466,711 2017-S Silver Proof Effigy Mounds Quarters.

Obverse: Specifications Portrait: Left-facing bust of George Washington.

Inscriptions: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, QUARTER DOLLAR, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST.

Mint Mark: S (San Francisco Mint, located on the right field below the ribbon).

Original Sculptor: John Flanagan (1932 design).

Modern Adaptation: William Cousins.

Visual Finish: Deeply frosted cameo portrait against highly reflective fields.

Reverse:

Specifications Theme: Effigy Mounds National Monument (Iowa).

Central Imagery: Aerial view of prehistoric Earthworks (the Marching Bear Group: bird in flight followed by two bears).

Inscriptions: EFFIGY MOUNDS, IOWA, 2017, E PLURIBUS UNUM.

Artistic Designer: Richard Masters (AIA).

Medallic Sculptor: Renata Gordon.

Visual Finish: Crisply frosted prehistoric mounds set against a reflective, mirrored background.

Numismatic & Certification Specifications

Year of Issue: 2017

Denomination: 25C (Quarter Dollar)

Series: America the Beautiful Quarters Program

Composition: 90% Silver (Part of the limited-edition Silver Proof series from the US Design: America the Beautiful Quarters Series – Effigy Mounds National Monument (Iowa).

Weight: 6.25 grams

Diameter: 24.26 mm

Edge Style: Reeded

Grading Service: PCGS (Professional Coin Grading Service)Certified Grade: PR69DCAM (Proof 69 Deep

Special Pedigree: Features the First Strike designation, verifying that the coin was received by PCGS within the first 30 days of release.