Gary's Type Set
25C WASHINGTON, SILVER (1932-1964)

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: QUARTER DOLLARS - WASHINGTON
Item Description: 25C 1958
Full Grade: NGC MS 66
Owner: coinsbygary

Set Details

Custom Sets: This coin is not in any custom sets.
Competitive Sets: Gary's 20th Century Type Set   Score: 304
Gary's Birth Year Set   Score: 159
Gary's Type Set   Score: 304
Garys Circulating Washington Quarters   Score: 159
Research: NGC Coin Explorer NGC Coin Price Guide
NGC US Coin Census for Washington Quarters (1932-1998)

Owner Comments:

With the nation in the clutches of the Great Depression with little to celebrate, the Treasury Department moved ahead with plans to issue a coin to celebrate the 200th anniversary of George Washington’s birth in 1932. For the design, they sought the Commission of Fine Arts and the Washington Bicentennial Commission for recommendations. Through a contest, the commission recommended a design submitted by Laura Gardin Fraser, the wife of James Earle Fraser, designer of the Buffalo Nickel. However, the Treasury Secretary passed over this recommendation in favor of a design by John Flanagan. The Treasury Department originally intended to commemorate George Washington on a half dollar, but Congress having other ideas decided that the coin should be a quarter-dollar. Perhaps due to the Great Depression, Congress thought that a quarter would find its way into the hands of more Americans than a half-dollar. Snubbed at the time, Laura Gardin Fraser finally got her recognition in 1999 when her design appeared on a $5 gold coin commemorating the 200th anniversary of George Washington’s death. This beautifully toned MS-66, 1958 Washington Quarter is also in my 1958 birth year set.

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