2013-D 25C Mount Rushmore NP (Regular Strike)

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PCGS MS67

PCGS MS67

PCGS #:: 517204

Designer:: John Flanagan/Joseph Menna

Edge:: Reeded

Diameter:: 24.30 millimeters

Weight:: 5.67 grams

Mintage:: 272,400,000

Mint:: Denver

Metal:: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel over a pure Copper center

Auction Record:: $575 • MS68 • 04-23-2022 • eBay

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Pos	Grade	Pedigree and History
1	PCGS MS68	"The Erasmus Hall Collection of America the Beautiful Quarters," GreatCollections, September 26, 2021, Lot 1034115 - $412.88.
1	PCGS MS68	Roger Diehl's "The Diehl Washington Quarter Collection" (PCGS Set Registry).
1	PCGS MS68	"The lostmountainman Collection" (PCGS Set Registry).
1	PCGS MS68	"The Donmyster's Circulation Washington Quarters Collection" (PCGS Set Registry).
1	PCGS MS68	Dr. John O. Phillips' "The Brodie Collection" (PCGS Set Registry).
1	PCGS MS68	"The admiraladm Collection" (PCGS Set Registry).
1	PCGS MS68	"The dhhanks Collection" (PCGS Set Registry).
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#1 PCGS MS68

"The Erasmus Hall Collection of America the Beautiful Quarters," GreatCollections, September 26, 2021, Lot 1034115 - $412.88.

#1 PCGS MS68

Roger Diehl's "The Diehl Washington Quarter Collection" (PCGS Set Registry).

#1 PCGS MS68

"The lostmountainman Collection" (PCGS Set Registry).

#1 PCGS MS68

"The Donmyster's Circulation Washington Quarters Collection" (PCGS Set Registry).

#1 PCGS MS68

Dr. John O. Phillips' "The Brodie Collection" (PCGS Set Registry).

#1 PCGS MS68

"The admiraladm Collection" (PCGS Set Registry).

#1 PCGS MS68

"The dhhanks Collection" (PCGS Set Registry).

#1 PCGS MS68

Charles Morgan:

The 2013-D Mount Rushmore National Park Quarter

With a mintage exceeding 272 million, the 2013-D Mount Rushmore America the Beautiful Quarter (#517204) is a common clad issue, yet it stands out as arguably the finest depiction of the national monument on United States coinage. Issued on November 4, 2013, it was the final release of its year and the 20th overall entry in the 56-coin America the Beautiful Quarters Program (authorized under Public Law 110-456 from 2010 to 2021).

The monument — entitled Shrine of Democracy and carved by sculptor Gutzon Borglum from 1927 to 1941 in South Dakota's Black Hills — is notoriously difficult to render on a small numismatic canvas. While earlier attempts like the 1991 Mount Rushmore Golden Anniversary series highlighted the challenges of scale and perspective, the 2013 quarter demonstrates how dramatically United States Mint design evolved over two decades.

Sculptor-engraver (and future Chief Engraver) Joseph Menna bypassed the traditional, head-on landscape view. Instead, he shifted the perspective by nearly 90 degrees and zoomed in to showcase workers finishing the faces of Thomas Jefferson (foreground) and George Washington. This dynamic angle conveys the sculpture's colossal scale while honoring the laborers who built it. The composition was a critical triumph, winning Krause Publications’ 2014 Coin of the Year award for Best Circulating Coin over 92 international competitors.

Coin Launch Ceremony

The official release ceremony took place on November 6, 2013, in Custer, South Dakota, attended by Mint official David Croft and Nick Clifford, the last surviving worker from the original construction crew.

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