Chase's Silver Proof ATB Quarters
2013 S FORT MCHENRY
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
QUARTER DOLLARS - AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL, PROOF |
| Item Description: |
25C 2013 S SILVER FORT McHENRY EARLY RELEASES |
| Full Grade: |
NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO |
| Owner: |
T S Chase |
Owner Comments:
Early Releases.
Fort McHenry was first established as a national site on March 3, 1925 in Maryland. Fort McHenry is known as the birthplace of our country's national anthem. It was here in September of 1814 that poet Francis Scott Key, under British guard on an American truce ship in the Patapsco River, witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry. In the morning, after seeing the Stars and Stripes still flying over the fort, he was moved to write the poem "The Star-Spangled Banner.”
The Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine quarter is the fourth of 2013 and the 19th overall in the program. The reverse design represents the site during the "Defenders Day" celebration, considered the centerpiece annual event held at Fort McHenry. The fireworks symbolize the "rocket's red glare," linking the fort to its historic past. Inscriptions are FORT McHENRY, MARYLAND, 2013 and E PLURIBUS UNUM.