Candidate designs for the 2017 Frederick Douglass National Historic Site quarter
In October 2015, the Commission of Fine Arts and Citizens Advisory Committee met to review six designs for the reverse of the 2017 Frederick Douglass National Historic Site quarter. All designs varied: Two showed Douglass’ Cedar Hill home in the outskirts of Washington, D.C., one showed Douglass standing at a podium speaking, and one meeting with Abraham Lincoln. The last two depict him seated in a chair with his home, Cedar Hill, in the background – the main difference between the two is that one shows him seated at a writing desk.
After the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA), and the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) reviews designs, the U.S. Mint recommends the favorites to the Secretary of the Treasury who then makes the final selection.
The Frederick Douglass coin will honor this 8-acre national park, which offers a memorial garden, impressive views of the Capitol and an interesting tour of his home, now restored to the way it was when he lived there.
