1972 Denver Quarter Dollar

Category: Washington Quarters (1932-1998)
Year: 1972
Mint: Denver
Mintage: 311,067,732
Obverse Designer: John Flanagan
Reverse Designer: John Flanagan
Composition: Copper-Nickel Clad Copper
Weight: 5.6700g
Diameter: 24.3mm
Grade: XF40
Edge: Reeded
Reference: KM# 164

Obverse:
The portrait in left profile of George Washington, the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797, is accompanied with the motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" and surrounded with the lettering: "LIBERTY"

NOTE: KM#164a reprised after 1977 as KM#A164a

Lettering:
LIBERTY
IN GOD WE TRUST
JF
1972  D

Engraver: John Flanagan

Reverse:
An eagle, wings spread, and standing on a shaft of arrows with two olive sprays beneath the eagle, is surrounded with the face value, the motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM" and the lettering "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
E PLURIBUS
UNUM

QUARTER DOLLAR

Translation:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
OUT OF MANY
ONE

Engraver: John Flanagan

Edge:
Reeded (119 reeds)

Mints:
United States Mint, Philadelphia, United States
D United States Mint, Denver, United States
S United States Mint, San Francisco, United States

Comments:
This coin can be found with three mint-marks, which are seen behind Washington's hair: D for Denver, P for Philadelphia, and S for San Francisco. If it has no mint-mark, then it was made at Philadelphia.

Reference : KM# 164

Source : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5...

Collection : Washington Quarters - 25 Cents USA