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== Inception ==<br />
[[Image:COBREcentavosecuador2000-2.png|thumb|left|The reverse prior to the [[50 State Quarters|State Quarter Program]] ]]<br />
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On December 2, 1924, Congress created the United States [[George Washington]] Bicentennial Commission.  The 200th&nbsp;anniversary of the birth of Washington, the first President of the United States, would occur in 1932, and Congress wished to plan for the event well in advance.  President [[Calvin Coolidge]] was ''ex officio'' chairman of the commission, which included government officials as well as prominent private citizens such as automobile manufacturer [[Henry Ford]].  In 1929, the [[United States Secretary of Commerce|Secretary of Commerce]], [[Herbert Hoover]], succeeded Coolidge both as president and in his commission role.  By that time, however, the commission had become inactive, doing little after sending out an initial flurry of press releases.{{sfn|Bowers|2006|p=30}}  A new group, the George Washington Bicentennial Committee was established by Act of Congress in February 1930.{{sfn|Bowers|2006|p=31}}<br />
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Hoover was concerned about the large numbers of designs used for commemorative coins in the 1920s; he feared that confusion would aid counterfeiters.  When a commemorative coin bill was sent to him by Congress, Hoover vetoed it on April 21, 1930.  In a lengthy veto message delivered to Congress with the returned bill, Hoover noted his counterfeiting concerns, and stated that the coins were selling badly anyway—large quantities of [[Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar]]s remained unsold.{{sfn|Bowers|2006|p=30}}<br />
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The Bicentennial Committee wanted a commemorative Washington half dollar, and sought to assuage Hoover's concerns by proposing that all 1932 half dollars depict Washington instead of bearing the usual [[Walking Liberty half dollar|Walking Liberty]] design.  [[The Depression]] had decreased demand for coin in commerce; no half dollars had been struck in 1930, and none would be until 1933.  Most commemorative coins at the time were struck in a quantity of a few thousand. The half dollar was seen as the largest and most prominent design—the [[Peace dollar]] was not then being struck and did not circulate in much of the country.  Other commemoratives had been sold at a premium, the Washington half dollar would, for one year, be the normal Mint issue.  Although it had not yet received congressional approval, the committee went ahead and began a competition.  The committee anticipated that the same artist would first design the committee's medal and then the coin.  The obverse of both medal and coin were to be based on the [[George Washington (Houdon)|well-known sculpture of Washington]] (1786) by French sculptor [[Jean-Antoine Houdon]]; the artist was not restricted as to the reverse design.  By law, coinage designs were approved by the [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]], at that time [[Andrew W. Mellon]], a noted art collector and connoisseur; it was anticipated he would interpose no objection to the plan.{{sfn|Bowers|2006|pp=31–32}}<br />
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[[File:1999 half eagle.tif|thumb|150px|left|Laura Gardin Fraser's design for the quarter was used on a 1999 commemorative half eagle.]]<br />
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After reviewing the entries, both the Bicentennial Committee and Fine Arts Commission agreed on designs by [[Laura Gardin Fraser]].{{sfn|Bowers|2006|p=32}}  The wife of [[James Earle Fraser (sculptor)|James Earle Fraser]], designer of the [[Buffalo nickel]], Laura Fraser was a notable coin designer in her own right, having designed several commemorative coins, including the Oregon Trail Memorial pieces.  With a right-facing Washington, Fraser's designs were to be used for the medal, and, as those involved expected, the half dollar as well.{{sfn|Taxay|1983|p=360}}<br />
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On February 9, 1931, [[New Jersey]] Representative [[Randolph Perkins]] introduced legislation for a Washington quarter, to the dismay of the Bicentennial Committee and Fine Arts Commission.  The [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures issued a memorandum stating that the design of the existing [[Standing Liberty quarter]] had been found to be unsatisfactory, and that the new piece would not only be struck for 1932, it would permanently replace the older design.  Thus, a new quarter would both be a tribute to Washington on his bicentennial, and relieve the Mint of the burden of having to coin a difficult-to-strike piece.  On February 12, Fine Arts Commission Chairman Charles W. Moore wrote to the House Committee, objecting to the change of denomination, and proposing that they mandate that Laura Fraser's design for the medal also appear on the coin.  Moore was ignored, and Congress passed authorizing legislation for a Washington quarter on March 4, 1931.{{sfn|Bowers|2006|p=33}}  The act provided that Washington's image, to appear on the obverse, was to be based on the "celebrated bust" of the former president by [[Jean-Antoine Houdon]]; Fraser had based her design on Houdon's work.{{sfn|Vermeule|1971|p=178}}<br />

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