2014-D United States 25-Cent Great Sand Dunes/Colorado National Park Quarter Coin (Brilliant Uncirculated)

2014-D United States 25-Cent Great Sand Dunes/Colorado National Park Quarter Coin (Brilliant Uncirculated)

In 2010, the United States Mint began issuing 56 quarter-dollar coins featuring designs depicting national parks and other national sites as part of the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program.

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).

Design

Obverse:
John Flanagan's portrait of George Washington (modified by William Cousins) is featured on the obverse. Also seen are the inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "QUARTER DOLLAR," "LIBERTY", "IN GOD WE TRUST" and the mintmark.

Reverse:
For Great Sand Dunes National Park quarters and five ounce silver coins, a father and son are shown playing in the sand next to a creek bed. In the background, the mountains and sand dunes of the region appear. Inscriptions surrounding the design include GREAT SAND DUNES, COLORADO, 2014 and E PLURIBUS UNUM. The reverse image is the work of U.S. Mint artist Don Everhart. He also sculpted the design.

Packaging

2014-D United States 25-Cent Great Sand Dunes/Colorado National Park Quarter Coin comes from an original roll and in brilliant uncirculated condition.
The photo of this item is a stock image only.

Specifications

Face Value: 25 cents
Mintage: N/A
Composition: 91.67% Copper, 8.33% Nickel
Weight (g): 5.67
Diameter (mm): 24.26
Finish: BU