2011-P Glacier National Park Quarter
CVC & Collectables presents the 2011-P Glacier National Park Quarter, the seventh coin in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program, featuring a rugged Glacier “high country” scene on the reverse.
Coin Highlights
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Program: America the Beautiful Quarters®
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Mint / Mint Mark: Philadelphia (P)
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Denomination: Quarter Dollar (25¢)
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Composition: Cupro-nickel clad (8.33% nickel, balance copper)
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Weight / Diameter / Thickness: 5.670 g / 24.26 mm / 1.75 mm
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Edge: Reeded
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Obverse: Restored George Washington portrait by John Flanagan
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Reverse: Mountain goat climbing with Mount Reynolds in the distance
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Reverse credits: Designed by Barbara Fox; sculpted by Charles L. Vickers
Historical Significance
The U.S. Mint’s on-sale date for Glacier quarter bags and rolls was April 4, 2011. The coin honors Glacier National Park, established in 1910 after conservation advocacy led to federal protection under President Taft.
Collectibility
The 2011-P Glacier quarter is a popular album coin with a reported mintage of 30,400,000. The U.S. Mint also issued Glacier designs in proof formats and as a separate 5-ounce silver coin, but this listing is for the standard Philadelphia circulation strike.
