Chase's Silver Proof ATB Quarters
2013 S MOUNT RUSHMORE
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
QUARTER DOLLARS - AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL, PROOF |
| Item Description: |
25C 2013 S SILVER MOUNT RUSHMORE EARLY RELEASES |
| Full Grade: |
NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO |
| Owner: |
T S Chase |
Owner Comments:
Early Releases.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota was first established as a national site March 3, 1925. The gigantic sculpture features the heads of former Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. I got to visit the Memorial in the summer of 2013. I was a bit surprised how small it appeared . . . not meaning to diminish its grandeur at all . . . It was just different than what I had always imagined.
The quarter is the fifth of 2013 and the 20th overall in the ATB Program. The reverse design was inspired by photos of men who are adding the final details to Thomas Jefferson's face. Unlike the typical “snapshot” version you normally see of Rushmore, this coin offers a unique and focuses more on honoring the men who created such an incredible work rather than the work itself. I thought that was kind of a neat perspective. Inscriptions are MOUNT RUSHMORE, SOUTH DAKOTA, 2013 and E PLURIBUS UNUM.