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2012-S 25C El Yunque NP First Strike, DCAM (Proof)

Series: (None)

PCGS #:
510077
Designer:
N/A
Edge:
Reeded
Diameter:
24.30 millimeters
Weight:
5.67 grams
Mintage:
1,012,094
Mint:
N/A
Metal:
75% Copper, 25% Nickel over a pure Copper center
Auction Record:
$382 • PR70 • 06-05-2013 • Heritage Auctions
Major Varieties
Die Varieties
  • 2012-S 25C El Yunque NP First Strike, DCAM
Jaime Hernandez:

The 2012 El Yunque Quarter is the first Quarter to be released in 2012. It is also the 11th Quarter to be released in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program.

Obverse: Obverse features George Washington's bust design that has been used since 1932.

Reverse: The reverse design features a Puerto Rican Parrot and a Coqui tree frog. The design also shows a epiphyte plant with tropical flora in the background. The design also has the inscriptions, "El Yunque, Puerto Rico, 2012 and E Pluribus Unum.

First Strike: Coins submitted to PCGS within the first 30 days of release qualified to receive a special First Strike designation on the PCGS holder.