Rare 2003 QUARTERGATE SCANDAL Silver Proof MISSOURI Bicentennial STATE QUARTER

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2003 NATIONAL
COLLECTORS MINT
MISSOURI
STATE QUARTER
PROOF BY
PAUL JACKSON
RENOWN MISSOURI ARTIST
WHO LED A WAR AGAINST
THE MONOPOLY ENGRAVERS
HAD AT THE U.S. MINT
ORIGINAL
1
YEAR
OF ISSUE ONLY
*
WON'T FIND ANYWHERE
*
UNITED STATES MINT
DEEMED THIS DESIGN
AS "UNCOINABLE"
IN ORDER TO COVER UP
MULTIMILLION DOLLAR
MONOPOLY
SCHEME BY
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES
WHOSE
INITIALS APPEAR ON
U.S. COINS, WHO DOUBLE DIP
ROYALTIES FROM 3RD PARTY
AUTHENTICATING COMPANIES
FOR THEIR SIGNATURES TO
APPEAR ON THEIR GRADED
STATE QUARTERS!
THIS
ONE YEAR ISSUE
HAS BECOME WILDLY
LOOKED
AFTER
HOWDY!:
Here is an auction for one (1) STATE OF MISSOURI BICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE Quarter Dollar "Homage piece" or medallic issue prototype, in gem proof like condition, and inside a sturdy plastic coin capsule, as shown on the photos, originally designed by local Missourian award winning artist
PAUL JACKSON
, and produced by National Collectors Mint on 2003 only. An unknown total of pieces,(estimated at only 2,250 pieces based on other, similar NCM products) were made in an bronze alloy base with 0.999 Silver clad finish
.
This beautiful design was sadly involved in one of the most modern government sponsored abuses of power, deceit, intrigue, reputation staining and betrayal, apt for a movie, but 100% based on actual events, all of which you can later verify on your own whenever you have time to do so:
QUARTERGATE:
The story of the Missouri State Commemorative Quarter
In March of 2001, Missouri’s First Lady, Lori Holden announced a contest to design Missouri’s State Quarter. 3300 designs were submitted. Decided through a series of votes, the overwhelming favorite design was that of Columbia, Missouri artist, Paul Jackson.
The winning design was sent to the US Mint in May of 2001, but it wasn’t until April of 2002 that the Mint engraver’s interpretation of the design was revealed. Jackson’s original design had been “dumbed down” considerably and even misspelled the word “bicentennial”.
The Mint claimed that Jackson’s design was “uncoinable”. 32 private mints said this was not true. The National Collector’s Mint did ultimately mint Jackson’s design.
The US Mint claimed that Jackson’s design was “historically inaccurate”. Jackson responded that his design was “symbolic” of Lewis & Clark and the spirit of exploration. Critics also pointed out that none of the Mint’s attempts were any more historically accurate and that they couldn’t seem to get the shape of the Gateway Arch right.
The US Mint claimed that Jackson’s design did not survive the review process. In fact, the two committees charged with reviewing coin
designs never saw the original Jackson design, only those of Mint engraver, James Ferrell.
When Jackson asked Missouri’s Governor Holden to resubmit his original winning design for review, the Governor refused. He claimed there “never was a contest”, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. The first lady said she “never asked for designs, only ideas”. But a circular “design template” was included with the official entry form. Jackson led a small public protest at the Missouri state capitol that caught media attention.
Jackson wanted a straight answer to why his original design couldn’t be used. The artist continued his protest in Washington D.C, rolling a 4’ quarter down Pennsylvania Ave, from the White House to the US Mint. The Mint refused to meet with Jackson to answer his questions.
Frustrated with the government’s stonewalling, the artist created stickers of his original design and affixed them to the tail-side of 250,000 quarters. He spent the quarters, gave them away and left a trail of them across America.
When word of Jackson’s creative protest reached the US Mint, spokesperson, Doug Hecox called the Associated Press, claiming Jackson was under Secret Service investigation for the Federal crime of defacing money. Apparently more familiar with the law than the US Mint, Jackson returned to Washington to turn himself in to the Secret Service, who was unaware of any such investigation.
US Mint officials did finally agree to meet with the artist, but still refused to answer any direct questions about why the design chosen by the state of Missouri could not be minted. It was however revealed by one Mint spokesperson “to have your initials on a circulating US coin would be worth millions”. He said to the artist, “Why would we give you that honor?”
It became painfully clear that the five engravers at the US Mint were claiming the honor of designing all the state quarters for themselves. State artists were only being used to do the research and legwork, and to create publicity for the State Quarters Program, while the US Mint engravers profited from their government service.
In August of 2003, the US Mint released their own version of Jackson’s design for the Missouri State quarter. It is a pale comparison to the original. Governor Holden assured Missourians that the Mint would at least fix the shape of the Arch. Sadly, they never did. The Arch is lopsided, and clearly planted on both sides of the river.
Although the US Mint snubbed Paul Jackson, his efforts helped other state quarter artists receive recognition from their states for their work, although not from the US Mint. The official record at the US Mint credits only the engraver with the quarter design.
Following Jackson’s protest, the Mint immediately changed the program, eliminating the words “design contest” and the design template. For future state quarters, only written descriptions are accepted. The greedy Mint engravers all resigned, signing lucrative licensing agreements for use of their signature as the official designers of our state quarters.
Governor Holden, who was unpopular for lots of reasons, lost his bid for re-election in the primary, making him the first incumbent governor in Missouri history to lose his party’s support for a second term.
Paul Jackson continues to create astounding art for himself and many private entities. He somehow lost the desire for any further government service, stating, “That’s what you get when you cast pearls before swine”. His stickered quarters continue to surface. Whenever the artist gets a Missouri quarter in change he is reminded of the time he stuck it to the US Mint.
Here is a rare chance to own one of PAUL JACKSON creations, already scarce and worth much more than when they
initially
came out. I
was able to find a few left over pieces from a now defunct coin dealer, which I am now selling here on Ebay. You will receive a beautifully preserved gem
proof like
specimen, devoid of blemishes or scratches, in its original coin capsule, which may be a bit worn or scratched due to age. Sadly I do not have any orignal NCM certificicate of authenticity to ship with your purchase.
Remember you are buying a Medal and NOT a real U.S. Mint Quarter Dollar.
Some people may call it a prop or a fantasy, but this is the very first design to win a contest to become MISSOURI's quarter dollar! This collectible piece is an original, authentic medallic issue produced by National Collectors Mint, sold out over 15 years ago. If you like collecting numismatic items issued by DANIEL CARR, we bet you will like this piece. Buy yours while its still available.
ERROR CORRECTION 05/11/2020:
MY APOLOGIES: MISSOURI
ARTIST PAUL JACKSON DESIGNED THIS QUARTER
, WHILE I BELIEVE ARTIST
DANIEL CARR
WAS THE ENGRAVER FOR NATIONAL COLLECTORS MINT AT THE TIME THIS MEDAL WAS ISSUED. WHETHER MR. CARR MAY OR MAY HAVE NOT BEEN DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE ACTUAL DIGITAL DESIGN OF DIES OR COINING PROCESS OF THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE, IS SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW, SO I HOPE THIS CLEARS ANY MISCONCEPTIONS.
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