The U.S. Mint on Wednesday revealed special quarter-dollar coin designs for the 250th birthday of the U.S. featuring pilgrims and former presidents rather than previously floated civil rights themes.

Designs considered ahead of next year's anniversary included those focused on abolitionist Frederick Douglass and images depicting suffragettes with "votes for women" banners. Also in the running were several showcasing Ruby Bridges , the first Black student to integrate her school.

Instead, the Mint's five finalized designs for the 25-cent coin spotlight:

Pilgrims and the Mayflower

George Washington and the Revolutionary War

Thomas Jefferson and the Liberty Bell

James Madison and Independence Hall

Abraham Lincoln and a quote from the Gettysburg Address

Acting Mint Director

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