2014-D 25C Great Sand Dunes NP MS68 认证号30568487, PCGS号524915

Designer: John Flanagan / Don Everhart Content: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel over a pure Copper center Weight: 5.67 grams Diameter: 24.30 millimeters Edge: Reeded Production Strikes: TBD General Type Description: After the successful completion in 2008 of the 50 States Quarters Program, the U.S. Mint embarked on an ambitious plan to issue six coin in 2009 to honor the District of Columbia and the U.S. Territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands (in that order). The obverse of each coin was a continuation of the design for the 50 States Quarter program; the reverses were designs approved by the Commission of Fine Arts, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, and the Secretary of the Treasury. The Mint produced Uncirculated and Proof versions of each coin, as well as a 90% pure silver version in Proof. These coins were available from banks, circulation or by purchase from the Mint in rolls, bags, and as parts of Uncirculated and Proof sets. (Source: Guth, Ron. PCGS CoinFacts) Specific Issue Description: The Great Sand Dunes National Park quarter is the fourth of 2014 and the 24th overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve has the tallest dunes in North America as the centerpiece of the site's diverse landscape of grasslands, wetlands, conifer and aspen forests, alpine lakes, and tundra. These can be experienced through hiking, sand sledding, splashing in Medano Creek and watching wildlife. The Great Sand Dunes National Park was first established as a national site on March 17, 1932 (47 Stat. 2506). The reverse design features a father and son playing in the sand next to the creek bed. The distinctive mountains and sand dunes are featured in the background. Inscriptions are GREAT SAND DUNES, COLORADO, 2014 and E PLURIBUS UNUM. Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Exemplar Notes: A Superb Gem acquired 12/2014 from Michael Sulinski, Tazmic Enterprises. Photography/Imaging c/o Todd Pollock, BluCCPhotos.com