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¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter" Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut
2020 yearCopper-nickel clad copper | 5.67 g | 24.26 mm |
Issuer | United States |
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Period | Federal republic (1776-date) |
Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
Year | 2020 |
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#189631 |
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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 |
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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.