Years
Designer
John Flanagan (obv.) / various (rev.)
Composition
Cupronickel clad
Diameter
24.3 mm
Mass
5.67 g
Thickness
1.75 mm
Edge
Reeded
Mints
Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco
Metal
Clad
Design
Six reverses: District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands.
History
A one-year bridge between the 50 State program and America the Beautiful. D.C.’s Duke Ellington reverse was the first circulating U.S. coin to portray an African American. Silver proofs exist for the set.
Key dates
12 issues