State Quarters Obverse/Reverse.

I was recently reading an error thread when 2 different members referred to this side of a state quarter as being the reverse.


It made me curious as to what members of cointalk think the definition of Obverse and Reverse for this coin series is. I know that in coin collecting a lot thing are not really what most folk call them by due people naming them what they think they are or look like a long time ago. Please vote, and maybe a post as to why you think so.
I would like this post to be education and that is all.
Thanks to all who help in the numismatic education of others.

 

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State designs are displayed on the reverse (tails) of the quarters, while the obverse design displays the familiar image of George Washington. But, to accommodate state designs on the reverse, the words “United States of America,” “Quarter Dollar,” “Liberty,” and “In God We Trust” all appear on the obverse.

 

Washington's bust was always on the obverse, the state quarter designs replaced the eagle on the REVERSE.

 

heads - obverse
tails - reverse

 

Washington and other Presidents, along with Lady Liberty are always on the obverse. With the state quarters, the obverse design was changed in order to accommodate the lettering and wording that is usually on the reverse as pointed out by @spirityoda above. It took special legislation to make this change.

 

Could the U.S. Mint and the Numismatic definition be different? Even though the U.S. Mint considers all the coins in this series to be numismatic items.
A Numismatic definition says the side with the date is 'usually' the obverse.

 

The US Mint doesn't decide "what goes where". It is legislated by Congress.

Where did you get the idea that numismatics defines "what goes where"?

 

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Obviously not what goes where, but what is what from a numismatics point of view.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_numismatics
https://www.coincommunity.com/dictionary/coins_o.asp

 

Definitions are hardly the same thing as design concepts.

 

Who said anything about design concepts?

 

You need to go back to school.

 

You should read the original post!

 

Your numismatic point of view sucks! If what you say is true, then wouldn't the obverse of the Prez dollars be considered the edge?

 

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First, You do not know anything about my point of view, and please don't humor yourself by thinking otherwise.
This post asks a simple question about a specific coin series. Your first post did not any sense. Sorry I tried to answer it. The rest of your posts are not adding any value to this post. I now suspect that you are just trolling.

 

Only an idiot would consider my valid point to be trolling.

 

It is kind of interesting you think you made a valid point in this thread.
Do you know what false grandiosity is a symptom of.

 

I see cpm9ball has shown up and started stomping around, but at the risk of stirring things back up, I'd like to vote on the original question.

My opinion is that the George is on the obverse of your coin. Specifically in this case because the Mint refers to it as such with the obverse and reverse image links they provide:
https://www.usmint.gov/news/image-library/50-state-quarters-program#illinois

 

Thanks, Oh, some more folks voted. I hope someone at least gets a little snicker
out this thread.

 

On more than one occasion the mint has referred to the cents they make as Pennies.
Go figure.