Have you come across a 1989 quarter and wondered whether it is worth any money? The 1989 quarter value depends largely on the coin’s condition. If you are lucky enough to come across a new, undamaged 1989 Washington quarter, the coin might be worth a lot of money. The 1989 quarter error coins can also…
1964 marks an important milestone in American coinage. It was the last year of the true silver quarter. Since then, the coins struck for circulation have been made of copper and nickel. So for the 1964 quarter, value is an interesting question. Are all these coins collectable because of their place in numismatic history? Or…
As a great lyrical philosopher, Joe once crooned, “69 was a very good year, if you know what I mean my dear!” But RnB vocals aside, 1969 was the year of Woodstock, the Moon Landing, the Hartford Race Riots, Pelé’s 1,000th goal, and the Brady Bunch. But what was so special about 25-cent coins that…
The US Mint produced quarters from 1796 with occasional breaks, but the continuous minting started in 1831 and has lasted until today. These American coins contained silver until 1964, including Washington quarters made of this precious metal from 1932 to 1964. Since that year, these coins have been made of cupronickel clad to copper, except…
The Washington quarter is in a group of the longest-lived American coins, although its production began as a one-year commemorative coin. The idea was to pay tribute to George Washington, the first American President. Interestingly, this quarter was only the second US coinage in history with a genuine person shown on the obverse. In most…
Washington quarters appeared in 1932, and the US Mint produced them with unchanged reverse design until 1998. Initially, these coins were precious and made of silver, but that was changed in 1965. That year, these coins’ composition included copper, which remained unchanged by now. As expected, cupronickel-clad coins are less valuable than those containing silver,…
The quarter that was struck in 1942 is nicknamed the Washington quarter. But is it valuable? And what marks an interesting coin out from a standard one? That’s what we’re here to investigate! We’ll look at the 1942 quarter value, and the factors that influence it. And we’ll find out more about the history and…
The US Mint produced the first silver quarters in 1796, while the last series was minted in 1964. Sculptor John F. Flanagan designed quarters, and the first pieces appeared in circulation in 1932. After a pause in 1933, the US Mint continued the production in 1934, which has lasted until today. That makes these coins…
1963 was the penultimate year for the Silver Washington Quarter. Lots of these coins got hoarded for their silver content, prompting the US mint to switch to cupronickel-clad coins in 1965. And even today, people collect low-grade 1963 Quarters as ‘junk silver’. It’s an informal – and affordable – way of acquiring bullion. Let’s look…
In 1961, quarters were only minted in Philadelphia and Denver because the San Francisco Mint was closed from 1955 to 1964. Some coins were quietly minted from 1965 to 1967, but no coins had mint marks during that period because of the coin shortage, so it’s not obvious which ones were from San Francisco. But…
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