¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter" (Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut) 2020 front ¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter" (Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut) 2020 back
¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter" (Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut) 2020 photo
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¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter" Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut

2020 year
Copper-nickel clad copper 5.67 g 24.26 mm
Description
Issuer
United States
Period
Federal republic (1776-date)
Type
Circulating commemorative coin
Year
2020
Value
¼ Dollar = 25 Cents (¼&nbspUSD)
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
References
Numista
N#189631
Rarity index
8%

Reverse

This reverse design portrays an artist, wearing a painter’s smock, painting outside Julian Alden Weir’s studio at Weir Farm. It is inspired by various images of the studio and Weir’s paintings created on the property, as well as descriptions of Weir and his fellow artist’s creative inspiration from the rural environment.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
WEIR FARM
A NATIONAL PARK FOR ART
CONNECTICUT
2020
E PLURIBUS UNUM

Engravers: Phebe Hemphill, Justin Kuntz

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Weir Farm National Historic Site in Connecticut includes a 60-acre cultural landscape consisting of 15 historic structures, including houses, barns, studios, and outbuildings. The landscape features bedrock outcrops, historic gardens, stone terraces, specimen trees, orchards, fields, miles of stone laid walls, a pond, and hundreds of historic painting sites–all expertly preserved. The artistic tradition at Weir Farm is kept alive through a variety of Art in the Park programs, including an artist-in-residence program, free art supplies, night painting, and art lessons.

2020-W America the Beautiful quarter dollars were issued with an obverse privy mark paying homage to the 75th anniversary of American involvement at the end of World War II.

Interesting fact

The interesting fact about the "Washington Quarter" (Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut) 2020 coin is that it features a unique design on its reverse side, depicting a scene of a young girl painting at an easel, surrounded by trees and a pond. This design was created by artist and sculptor, Phebe Hemphill, and it represents the artistic and natural beauty of the Weir Farm National Historic Site, which is located in Connecticut and is known for its picturesque landscapes and artistic history.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2020 D 155000000 - - - - - -
2020 P 125600000 - - - - - -
2020 S - - - - - -
2020 W 2000000 - - - - - -

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for ¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter" (Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut) 2020 coin.