2023-D Eleanor Roosevelt

The Denver striking of the Eleanor Roosevelt quarter produced 271,800,000 pieces, the lower of the two circulation totals for this design and a meaningful drop from the program's Hawaiian honoree earlier in the year. Roosevelt's diplomatic work after 1945 reshaped American engagement with the United Nations: as chair of the Commission on Human Rights and head of the drafting committee, she steered the Universal Declaration through three years of negotiation against the backdrop of the early Cold War, and the December 1948 General Assembly vote that adopted it remains one of the foundational achievements of postwar international law. The Denver facility ran the design through standard four-coin AWQ rotation during 2023.

Hess's reverse portrait emphasizes Roosevelt's gaze and the suggestion of a podium or lectern at the lower edge of the device, with the inscribed quote running along the right field. Phebe Hemphill's sculpting preserves the depth of the eye sockets and the line of the jaw, both of which are common loss points on circulating quarters. The D mintmark appears below IN GOD WE TRUST on the obverse, paired with the Laura Gardin Fraser 1932 Washington model adapted for AWQ duty. Composition: 91.67 percent copper and 8.33 percent nickel clad over a copper core, 5.67 grams, 24.3 millimeters, reeded edge. Authentication checks the D mintmark style against the 2023 production reference and verifies the sharpness of the inscribed text, which softens rapidly through circulation.

Pocket-change examples remain easy to source in 2026, and quality rolls pulled in 2023 supply the bulk of MS67 and MS68 examples certified by Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC). Registry competition drives premiums at MS68 and above. Denver bank-roll examples occasionally surface in original-mint condition from regional dealers, which provides a reliable acquisition path for set builders pursuing certified gem grades. Read the full Washington Quarters (American Women) series history.