2025-S Juliette Gordon Low, NIFC

This NIFC release of the Juliette Gordon Low quarter, struck at San Francisco but never released into circulation through the Federal Reserve System, recognizes the Georgia-born founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA. Low launched the organization on March 12, 1912 after returning from England, where she had befriended Lord Robert Baden-Powell and observed his Boy Scouts and Girl Guides programs. Working through partial deafness caused by a chronic ear condition and aggravated by an accident on her wedding day, Low spent the next fifteen years personally underwriting the organization, recruiting troop leaders, and shaping the inclusive structure that would carry her name into American memory. The 2025-S NIFC mintage of 800,000 pieces was sold exclusively through United States Mint bags and rolls during the final year of the American Women Quarters Program.

NIFC stands for Not Intended For Circulation, a designation the Mint uses for coins struck to circulation specifications but offered only as numismatic collectibles. The 2025-S NIFC quarter shares the standard clad composition of 91.67 percent copper and 8.33 percent nickel clad over a pure copper core, weighs 5.67 grams, and measures 24.3 millimeters across with a reeded edge. The reverse honors Low through symbolism associated with Girl Scouting, designed under the Artistic Infusion Program. Authentication begins with confirmation of the S mintmark on the obverse, since circulating Philadelphia and Denver counterparts and proof issues share most other surface characteristics. Original Mint bags and double rolls carry sealing tags that experienced dealers recognize on sight.

Collector interest concentrates on MS68 and MS69 examples from Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC), where certified populations remain modest relative to circulating P and D strikes. Intact Mint bags carry meaningful premiums for set builders. 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. See the Washington Quarters (American Women) series history.