2023-S Eleanor Roosevelt, NIFC

The Not Intended For Circulation issue from San Francisco carries an uncirculated finish on a clad planchet and reached collectors through United States Mint direct sales in 40-coin rolls and 100-coin bags rather than through Federal Reserve distribution. The reported figure of 829,526 represents the maximum S-mint NIFC authorization for this design across the year. Roosevelt's later career delivered the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, the postwar founding of Americans for Democratic Action, and a steady editorial output through her syndicated column, all of which informed the source material Christina Hess used to compose the reverse portrait and to choose the inscribed quote.

The satin field of the NIFC strike distinguishes it from both the matte luster of circulation quarters and the mirror polish of the proof, and the S mintmark on the obverse below IN GOD WE TRUST locks down the variant attribution. Hess's reverse design and Hemphill's sculpting preserve the same portrait and quote layout used across all 2023 Roosevelt variants, while Laura Gardin Fraser's 1932 Washington portrait holds the obverse field. Composition follows the standard AWQ clad: 91.67 percent copper and 8.33 percent nickel clad over a copper core, 5.67 grams, 24.3 millimeters, reeded edge. Authentication looks for the satin texture across open fields, the absence of the deep mirror polish associated with proofs, and the proper 2023 S mintmark style under magnification.

Original Mint-wrapped rolls from 2023 still appear in the secondary market with intact wrappers, and Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) certified MS67 and MS68 examples anchor most type-set acquisitions for this variant. Original sealed Mint bags and rolls remain the most reliable source for certified gem examples, with sealing tags providing dealer-verified provenance for high-grade submissions across both major grading services. Read the full Washington Quarters (American Women) series history.