2021-S NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo Advance Releases Quarter Pair from 7-Coin Clad Set

2021 San Francisco Mint Proof Set Quarter Pair

NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo Advance Releases

The US Mint recently established a new program where a select group of large buyers purchase coins in advance of the actual release date.  They can not sell the coins before the official US Mint release date, but they are taken to the independent graders where they begin their process.  NGC has designated these coins Advance Releases.  These are the first two quarters with the Advance Releases designation from NGC.  Both are perfect PF70 with Ultra Cameo designation.  

The final quarter in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program series honoring the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Alabama. The reverse design depicts a Tuskegee Airman pilot suiting up to join the fight during World War II with the Moton Field control tower in the background. The pilot looks upward with pride and confidence as two P- 51 Mustangs pass overhead. The inscription “THEY FOUGHT TWO WARS” is arced across the top as a reference to the dual battles the Tuskegee Airmen fought – fascism abroad and racial discrimination at home. Inscriptions are “TUSKEGEE AIRMEN,” “ALABAMA,” “2021,” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.”

One General George Washington Crossing the Delaware Quarter featuring an obverse (heads) design that marks a return to the familiar depiction of George Washington by John Flanagan as it appeared on the quarter from 1932 to 1998. The image was modified for the 50 State Quarters, the DC and U.S. Territories Quarter, and the America the Beautiful Quarters Programs. In this revived depiction, Washington’s portrait is larger, and with higher relief. Inscriptions are “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “2021.” The reverse (tails) design features General George Washington commanding his troops through the overnight crossing of the ice-choked Delaware River prior to the Battle of Trenton during the American Revolutionary War. Inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," "CROSSING THE DELAWARE," and "QUARTER DOLLAR.”

• First Advance Releases coins from a United States Mint Proof Set
• 8.33% Nickel, Balance Copper
• Minted at the San Francisco Mint
• Last America the Beautiful Series Quarter
• Re-introduction of the John Flanagan obverse design with the year, first quarter since 1998