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2003-P Missouri
| Weight | 5.67 g |
| Diameter | 24.3 mm |
| Mint | Philadelphia |
| Strike | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 225,000,000 Per-design mintage; see individual state totals |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | Copper-Nickel Clad (75% Cu, 25% Ni bonded to pure Cu core) |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | John Flanagan (obverse) |
| Collector's Key ID | CK-3065 |
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Other recorded varieties for 2003-P:
- 2003-P Alabama · Alabama
- 2003-P Arkansas · Arkansas
- 2003-P Illinois · Illinois
- 2003-P Maine · Maine
External references
The 2003-P Missouri quarter put the Corps of Discovery on circulating coinage just as the Lewis and Clark bicentennial was getting underway. Sculptor-engraver Alfred Maletsky worked the reverse from concept artist Paul Jackson's selected design, a coupling that produced one of the program's running designer controversies after Jackson argued the Mint's sculpted version had departed from his original. The finished coin shows three figures rowing a keelboat down the Missouri River toward the St. Louis riverfront, with the Gateway Arch rising in the background. The legend "Corps of Discovery 1804-2004" frames the bicentennial period. Philadelphia struck 225,000,000 pieces, matching the Alabama P-mint figure exactly.
Strike on the Missouri design is generally good. The keelboat hull and the three rowers' silhouettes are the natural focal point and should be clearly individuated on early-die-state coins; the Gateway Arch's catenary curve and its visible base supports serve as die-wear indicators since both lose definition early as dies age. Authentication diagnostics specific to the issue include verifying the three rowers are clearly separated rather than merged into a single mass, checking the Arch's curve for smooth continuity rather than stepped die-fatigue artifacts, and confirming the "1804-2004" bicentennial dates remain fully legible. PCGS and NGC populations are heavy through MS66 with a clear contraction at MS67 in the population reports kept by the two major third-party grading services (TPGs).
Collector demand for the 2003-P Missouri sits at standard 50-state levels with a small lift from the Lewis and Clark bicentennial overlap. Roll-searched gems still reach the market regularly, and the Gateway Arch silhouette photographs well at macro magnification. MS67 examples remain accessible at working budgets. The Jackson-Nemeth designer dispute is a frequently cited footnote in program collecting circles but does not affect the coin's grading or pricing structure. For more on the broader program, see the 50 State Quarters series history.
Reference data only — not an appraisal.
| Grade | Description | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-4 | Good (G) | — | — |
| VG-8 | Very Good (VG) | — | — |
| F-12 | Fine (F) | — | — |
| VF-20 | Very Fine (VF) | — | — |
| EF-40 | Extremely Fine (EF) | — | — |
| AU-50 | About Uncirculated (AU) | — | — |
| MS-60 | Uncirculated (MS) | $0.50 | $0.55 |
| MS-63 | Choice Uncirculated (MS) | — | — |
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