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2025-S Ida B. Wells, NIFC
| Weight | 5.67 g |
| Diameter | 24.3 mm |
| Mint | San Francisco |
| Strike | NIFC (Not Intended for Circulation) |
| Mintage | 800,000 Clad proof |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | Copper-Nickel Clad (75% Cu, 25% Ni bonded to pure Cu core) |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | Laura Gardin Fraser (obverse) |
| Collector's Key ID | CK-3657 |
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Other recorded varieties for 2025-S:
- 2025-S Althea Gibson, NIFC · Althea Gibson, NIFC
- 2025-S Juliette Gordon Low, NIFC · Juliette Gordon Low, NIFC
- 2025-S Stacey Park Milbern, NIFC · Stacey Park Milbern, NIFC
- 2025-S Vera Rubin, NIFC · Vera Rubin, NIFC
External references
The 2025 Ida B. Wells quarter struck at San Francisco in uncirculated finish, with a reported mintage of 800,000, represents the NIFC tier of the American Women Quarters Program. Not Intended For Circulation pieces were produced by the United States Mint for direct sale in two-roll and bag products rather than for release into commerce through Federal Reserve channels. Wells, born in 1862, became one of the most influential investigative journalists in American history, exposing the practice of lynching through pamphlets, lectures, and newspaper columns. She co-founded the NAACP in 1909 and pursued civil rights and women's suffrage organizing through her later years. The Pulitzer Prize Board issued a posthumous Special Citation in 2020 recognizing her reporting, and the NIFC quarter places her likeness on a collector-format coin distinct from both circulating strikes and proofs.
Christina Hess, working through the Artistic Infusion Program, is credited with the reverse design pending final verification, depicting Wells with newspapers, a pen, or a quill referring to her investigative reporting. Laura Gardin Fraser's 1932 Washington portrait carries the obverse. Composition matches the circulating clad coin at 91.67 percent copper and 8.33 percent nickel bonded over a copper core, weight 5.67 grams, diameter 24.3 millimeters, edge reeded. Authentication of a San Francisco NIFC piece relies on confirming the S mintmark on the obverse, verifying the satin or matte uncirculated finish that distinguishes it from the brilliant cartwheel luster of Philadelphia and Denver business strikes and from the mirrored fields of proof issues, and inspecting strike completeness on the portrait detail.
Submission of an S NIFC to Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) or Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) requires the holder to recognize the distinct finish, with top pieces graded MS69 and MS70 commanding premium prices in registry competition. The closing year of the program has reinforced collector demand across the full 2025 lineup. Production details, finish characteristics, and program scope appear on the Washington Quarters (American Women) 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) | — | — |
| MS-63 | Choice Uncirculated (MS) | — | — |
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