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The trunk
Twisting bands of wood form the central axis.
Great Basin
National Park
One tree, a whole living landscape.
A bristlecone pine spreads across Nevada’s reverse. Twisting wood and rocky ground make the tree’s relationship with its surroundings the subject.
Read the reverse ⟶DenominationQuarter dollar
Weight5 troy ounces
Fineness99.9% silver
Diameter76.2 mm
Mint markNone · bullion
IssuerUnited States Mint
Reverse design anatomy
A life shaped
by its setting
The Mint describes a bristlecone pine growing among rocky glacial moraines. Its central trunk and spreading canopy carry the composition; the image does not establish the age of this individual tree.
The following close reading describes visible forms. It does not assign undocumented intentions to the artists.
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The canopy
Repeated needle-covered branches broaden the upper silhouette.
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The ground
Roots and scattered stones meet along the lower field.
The place behind the coin
A high-elevation
living community
NPS describes bristlecone groves near the tree line, where harsh conditions and slow growth shape the trees. The coin focuses on a living organism while keeping its rocky habitat visible.
Lehman Caves received national-monument protection in 1922; Great Basin National Park was established in 1986. These are institutional dates, not dates of germination.
- 1922Lehman Caves national monument
- 1986Great Basin national park
- 2013Coin issued
Historical context, not a reconstruction. No unverified event photograph is used.
Same design. A larger canvas.
From pocket change
to a statement in silver
The 2013 design also belongs to the circulating quarter. At 76.2 mm, the five-ounce silver coin is 3.14 times wider by diameter—not 3.14 times heavier.
The quarter is a measured outline: an exact authorized quarter photograph is not bound for this page. It is not a miniature bullion image.
Collect with context
Know the design.
Know the object.
Reverse designer Ronald D. Sanders · reverse sculptor Renata Gordon
- Standard bullion
- No mint mark · Authorized Purchasers · incuse edge weight and fineness.
- Collector five-ounce
- P mint mark · special finish · a separate object. Collector totals are not bullion mintages.