2024-S Patsy Takemoto Mink, NIFC

The 2024-S Patsy Takemoto Mink NIFC quarter was struck at San Francisco to a mintage of 800,000 pieces, designated Not Intended For Circulation and sold by the United States Mint directly to collectors in two-roll bags and forty-coin rolls. Patsy Mink's congressional career covered an extraordinary range of policy areas, from civil rights to environmental regulation, but her legislative monument is Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the federal prohibition on sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. After her death in office in September 2002 Congress renamed the statute the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, an unusual honor that recognized the depth of her authorship. The NIFC format provides collectors with business-strike examples in original Mint packaging without the cost of a full annual set.

The reverse design by Artistic Infusion Program artist Elana Hagler appears here in standard business-strike finish on planchets that bypass commercial circulation. Composition follows program standard: 91.67 percent copper and 8.33 percent nickel clad over a copper core, weight 5.67 grams, diameter 24.3 millimeters, reeded edge, S mintmark below the truncation on the obverse. Authentication on a 2024-S NIFC focuses on three diagnostics. First, the absence of any proof characteristics in field or device finish, distinguishing the issue from the same-year clad proof. Second, the correct San Francisco mintmark punch style and placement. Third, original Mint packaging where preserved, which adds confirmation but is not strictly necessary for authentication.

Most NIFC examples remain raw in original Mint rolls or bags, so certified population reports through Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) remain modest. 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. For program-wide notes see the Washington Quarters (American Women) series history.