White Mountain Quarter

The White Mountain Quarter is a 2013 United States 25-cent piece from the America the Beautiful Quarters program. Its design honors White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire, the first site featured in the 2013 series. The pictured coin's scenic side shows a mountain landscape with trees and water, and carries the inscription WHITE MOUNTAIN along with NEW HAMPSHIRE and the year 2013.

Like every circulating quarter of its era, it is struck in copper-nickel clad (outer layers of copper-nickel bonded to a pure copper core), measures about 24.3 mm across, and carries the George Washington portrait on the opposite side. The scene depicts Mount Chocorua, the oldest peak in the White Mountains, rising above a stand of paper birch trees near Chocorua Lake.

The America the Beautiful Quarters Program ran from 2010 to 2021, issuing five new reverse designs each year to honor national parks and other federal sites, one from each state, territory, and the District of Columbia. White Mountain National Forest was chosen to represent New Hampshire, and its quarter opened the 2013 lineup as the sixteenth release overall.

The reverse was designed by U.S. Mint sculptor-engraver Phebe Hemphill. The coin retains the restored John Flanagan obverse portrait of George Washington used across the series. Coins for circulation were struck at the Philadelphia and Denver mints, while the San Francisco mint produced collector proof and uncirculated versions, including silver proofs. Five-ounce silver bullion versions of the design were also issued separately.

Identify the scenic side by the words WHITE MOUNTAIN and NEW HAMPSHIRE, the date 2013, and the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM. The image is a mountain peak (Mount Chocorua) behind a group of birch trees, with water in the foreground. The opposite side shows George Washington facing left with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, and QUARTER DOLLAR.

The coin is copper-nickel clad, so its edge shows a distinct copper-colored stripe between silvery faces, and the rim is reeded. The mint mark (P, D, or S) appears on the obverse near Washington's neck ribbon. All America the Beautiful quarters share the same size and metal, so the reverse inscription and mountain scene are what distinguish this specific design.

The White Mountain Quarter was struck in very large numbers for circulation, so ordinary worn examples are common and generally worth only their face value of 25 cents. Uncirculated pieces pulled from mint rolls or bags carry a small premium, typically a modest amount above face, and value rises with grade and eye appeal.

Collector versions are worth more: San Francisco proof and uncirculated strikes, and especially the 90% silver proof issue, command higher prices, as do the separate five-ounce silver bullion coins, which trade largely on their silver content plus a numismatic premium. As with all modern coins, top-graded certified examples and error coins can bring the strongest prices. Check current price guides for date- and grade-specific figures rather than assuming a fixed value.