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¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter" Arizona
2008 year| Copper-nickel clad copper | 5.67 g | 24.26 mm |
| Issuer | United States |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal republic (1776-date) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Year | 2008 |
| Value | ¼ Dollar = 25 Cents (¼ USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel clad copper |
| Weight | 5.67 g |
| Diameter | 24.26 mm |
| Thickness | 1.75 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#651 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 4% |
Reverse
The Grand Canyon with a Saguaro cactus in the foreground and a banner reading "Grand Canyon State" separates the two images to signify that the Saguaro cactus does not grow in the Grand Canyon with the date below
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ARIZONA
1912
GRAND CANYON STATE
JFM
2008
E PLURIBUS UNUM
Translation:
Arizona
1912
Grand Canyon State
JFM
2008
Out of Many, One
Engraver: Joseph Menna
Edge
Reeded
Comment
Some of the Arizona quarters struck at the Philadelphia mint have a die crack towards the bottom of the Saguaro cactus on the reverse giving the appearance of an "extra cactus leaf". The die crack is horizontal across the cactus trunk causing the "extra cactus leaf" to cover the engraver's initials.