Coin Highlights
- Year: 2009
- Mint Mark: S (San Francisco)
- Grade: Gem Proof
- Composition: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
- Weight: 6.25 grams
- Actual Silver Weight: 0.1808 troy oz
- Diameter: 24.3 mm
- Edge: Reeded
- Mintage: 996,548
Design
Obverse:
John Flanagan’s enduring portrait of George Washington, updated by William Cousins, with the inscriptions “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “QUARTER DOLLAR.”
Reverse:
A portrait of Duke Ellington seated at a grand piano while holding a sheet of music. The design includes the inscriptions “DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,” “JUSTICE FOR ALL,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” and the date “2009,” celebrating one of America’s greatest jazz musicians and the nation’s capital.
Collectibility
Issued only as part of the 2009 District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Silver Proof Set, the 2009-S District of Columbia Silver Proof Quarter was never released into circulation. With a mintage of just 996,548, it remains one of the lower-mintage modern silver proof quarters and is a popular addition to complete State and Territorial Quarter collections.
