Quarter (Washington), 1970, Philadelphia mint
Washington (1932 - )
Obverse: The portrait in left profile of George Washington.
Lettering: LIBERTY / IN GOD WE TRUST / 1970 / JF
Reverse: An eagle, wings spread, and standing on a shaft of arrows with two olive sprays beneath the eagle, is surrounded with the facial value.
Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / QUARTER DOLLAR / E PLURIBUS UNUM
Edge: Reeded
Identification
Yeoman, R. S., Bressett, K., Bowers Q. D., Garrett J. (Ed.) (2009). A Guide Book of United States Coins 2010: The Official Red Book (63rd ed.). Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC
page: 172
Main data
Denomination: Quarter
Nickname: Washington
Value: 0.25
Currency: Dollar
Year: 1970
Type: Regular
Series: Clad Coinage (1965 - 1974)
Minting
Mint: Philadelphia
Minting type: milled
Mintage: 136420000
Designer: John Flanagan
Parameters
Material: Copper-Nickel Plated Copper
Diameter (mm): 24.3
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
