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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 26161005, member: 4626&quot;]2012-2021 America the Beautiful (National Park) quarters did have S-minted clad business strikes made as well, sold directly to collectors from the Mint.&nbsp; (As do the American Women quarters; oddly not the 2021 Crossing the Delaware quarter though.)&nbsp; They weren&#039;t intended to circulate, but some do end up in circulation sometimes so it&#039;s worth keeping your eye out for them.&nbsp; Presumably some collectors who had more than they cared to keep spent a few.&nbsp; Design by design, each is actually rarer than any individual design of the W-minted quarters, usually with a mintage of about a million give or take.&nbsp; (Though less demanded, so not quite as valuable, but still.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the coin OP posted is likely one of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>(They do exist in silver proof too and boy would that be a rare find in circulation!&nbsp; One in the picture though is pretty clearly clad, you can see some of the copper on the edge.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think it <i>does</i> look like a regular quarter, granted one in really good condition, but it doesn&#039;t really have the appearance of a proof.&nbsp; I definitely think it&#039;s an S-minted business strike.&nbsp; All of the ATB proof quarters had mirror finishes, and even after some circulation they&#039;re still evident.&nbsp; Could be the quality of the picture or the lighting, but I don&#039;t think this one is a proof.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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