2011 P & D Washington Olympic National Park Quarters GEM BU America the Beautiful

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We are pleased to offer for sale these2011 Washington Olympic National Park Quarters in GEM BU condition from the US Mint's America the Beautiful Quarters Program. These Olympic National Park Quarters come one each from the Philadelphia (P) and Denver (D) Mints.  These coins and are from original BU rolls or US Mint Sets. This Olympic National Park Quarter is the eighth release in the America the Beautiful Quarters Series. The Olympic National Park is featured eight because it was established as a National Park on February 27th, 1897 by the National Park Service, the eighth national reservation in United States history.

Information on Olympic National Park:

Olympic National Park is located in western Washington.  Olympic National Park is known for its Pacific Ocean beaches, rain forests, valleys, and glacier capped peaks.  Olympic National Park contains over 60 active glaciers.  95% of the park is designated as wilderness.  Olympic National Park's highest peak is Mount Olympus at 7,965 feet.  Olympic National Park has an area of 922,651 acres.

Information on the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program:

From 2010 through 2021 the US Mint is issuing commemorative quarters with special reverse designs celebrating National Parks and other National Sites. A park or site is being honored in each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the five US Territories: Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, US Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands. Each National Park or National Site was selected for its natural or historical significance. The National Park Quarters are being minted and issued at the rate of 5 designs a year, in approximately ten week intervals. The National Park Quarters are being released in the order that the locations were first designated as National Sites. The Obverse side of the coins feature a smaller restoration of the original Washington Quarter portrait, modeled from designer John Flanagan's 1932 plaster. The Reverse of each coin will feature a representation of the unique character and environment of each State, District, or Territory's National Park or Historic Site.

Circulation strikes will be made at the Philadelphia (P) and Denver (D) mints. The San Francisco (S) mint will strike the Proofs in clad composition and silver. Clad composition strikes contain an outer layer of 75% copper and 25% nickel bonded to an inner core of pure copper with a 24.33 mm diameter, 5.67 grams weight, and a reeded edge. The silver strikes will contain 90% silver and 10% copper with a 24.33 mm diameter, 6.25 grams weight, and a reeded edge.

Download the National Park Quarters Release Schedule.

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At a glance
Year: 
2011
Coin Type: 
America the Beautiful Quarter
Denomination: 
Quarter (25C)
Grade: 
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)
Composition: 
Clad of .75 (75%) Copper and .25 (25%) Nickel, bonded to a (100%) Copper core
Edge Type: 
Reeded
Diameter: 
24.30 mm
Mass: 
5.67 grams (each)
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