Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Quarter
Issued in 2017
2017 America the Beautiful Quarters Coin Frederick Douglass District of Columbia Uncirculated Reverse
2017 America the Beautiful Quarters Coin Uncirculated Obverse
Coin Description
Reverse
Depicts Frederick Douglass seated at a writing desk with his home in Washington, DC, in the background.
Obverse
Features the portrait of George Washington by John Flanagan, used on the quarter-dollar coin since 1932.
The Story
The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site was established in 1962 to preserve the home and legacy of Frederick Douglass, abolitionist, civil rights advocate, author, and statesman. Douglass lived in this home from 1877 until his death in 1895.
2017 America the Beautiful Quarters Coin Frederick Douglass District of Columbia Uncirculated Reverse
2017 America the Beautiful Quarters Coin Uncirculated Obverse