2010-2021 America the Beautiful / National Parks Quarter

Coin specifications and design

Years made: 2010-2021

Country: United States

Denomination: Quarter dollar

Category: Circulating coin

Composition: Copper-nickel clad for circulation; 90% silver proofs through 2018; 99.9% silver proofs from 2019-2021

Silver fineness: None for clad; 90% through 2018 and 99.9% from 2019-2021 for silver proofs

Silver weight: None for clad; 0.1808 oz ASW for 90% proofs; about 0.2039 oz ASW for 99.9% proofs

Weight: 5.67 g clad; 6.25 g 90% silver proof; about 6.343 g 99.9% silver proof

Diameter: 24.3 mm

Thickness: 1.75 mm

Edge: Reeded

Designer: John Flanagan obverse; reverse designs credited to National Park/America the Beautiful program artists

Design identification

Obverse: George Washington portrait.

Reverse: Program-specific reverse design for the year and issue.

America the Beautiful Quarter history

The America the Beautiful Quarters Program ran from 2010 through 2021 and followed the earlier State and Territorial quarter programs. Authorized in 2008, it honored a national park or other nationally significant site from each state, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. Five new designs were normally released each year, for a total of 56 sites. The series began with Hot Springs National Park and concluded in 2021 with Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site.