The Gettysburg National Park Quarter is the sixth release in the America the Beautiful National Park Quarter Series. One National Park from each State and U.S. Territory will be honored on the quarter. Like the State Quarter Series, the U.S. Mint will release 5 new designs each year. The 2011 releases include Gettysburg, Glacier, Olympic, Vicksburg & Chickasaw.
The quarter's reverse depicts the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at the battle line of the Union Army at Cemetery Ridge is the central focus of the design. Surrounding inscriptions include "Gettysburg", "Pennsylvania", "2011", and "E Pluribus Unum".
Each uncirculated quarter is layered 7 times in pure platinum. This Philadelphia Mint coin is encapsulated to protect its condition.
2011 Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) Proof Quarter - San Francisco Mint
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