2010–2021: America the Beautiful Quarters Program (56 National Parks Reverse Designs)

2015-D Blue Ridge Parkway Quarter obverse and parkway reverse

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.

2010–2021: America the Beautiful Quarters Program (56 National Parks Reverse Designs) history

The America the Beautiful Quarters Program issued 56 reverses for national parks and other national sites, generally at five designs per year. The 2021 Tuskegee Airmen quarter completed the program.

Silver proof standards changed during the run: 90% silver through 2018 and .999 fine silver beginning in 2019. Date, reverse site, mintmark, and composition identify each issue.