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I believe it's from Philadelphia. The D on the reverse is maybe part of the designer initials?
Errers and Varietys.
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Unfortunately, its not some rare error, its just the designer Cyrus E. Dallin's initials
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Unfortunately, its not some rare error, its just the designer Cyrus E. Dallin's initials You mean initial? D Why not CD or CED?  If it didn't have the P mint mark on the front, you would def think the D on the back was the mint mark...  |
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Poor design choice.  |
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Quote:Poor design choice.  . Errers and Varietys.
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Quote:Poor design choice. an understatement jbuck? |
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an understatement jbuck? I am trying to be nice.  |
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So you all don't think the obverse was minted in Philadelphia, then the coins were shipped out to Denver to complete the process....  |
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I don't know why they used the last name?
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So you all don't think the obverse was minted in Philadelphia, then the coins were shipped out to Denver to complete the process.... It's from the secret new St. Louis mint, halfway between Philadelphia and Denver.  |
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It's also a bit odd that the coin bears the initials of two artists and two sculptor-engravers.
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There are 4 sets of initials on the quarter. RS and EC on
the obverse and the initials D and PH on the reverse.
Edited by JimmyD
02/23/2026 4:14 pm
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Quote:So you all don't think the obverse was minted in Philadelphia, then the coins were shipped out to Denver to complete the process.... That sort of inefficiency is almost expected today. |
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Come to find out...Cyrus E. Dallin is dead, he died in 1944. But apparently he designed the Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar and I guess they used the likeness of the ship he designed for the half dollar on this quarter, which is why his initials are on it...  |
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Posted 02/23/2026 12:27 pm
