1932-1998 Washington Quarter Coin Guide
The 1998 Washington Quarter (Buy on eBay) represented the final issue of the series before the start of the 50 State Quarters Program in the following year. The obverse portrait of George Washington designed by John Flanagan would be retained in modified form for the following series. However, this was the final appearance of the […]
Under the Coinage Act of 1965, the silver content was eliminated from the dime and quarter dollar and reduced for the half dollar. As such, the 1964 Washington Quarter (Buy on eBay) represents an important issue from a historical standpoint as the last issue of the denomination struck for circulation in the composition of 90% […]
Despite the relatively high mintage of 5,374,000, the 1936-D Washington Quarter (Buy on eBay) is considered to be a semi-key date of the series. While it carries a premium across all grade levels, it is particularly scarce in higher mint state grades. The scarcity of this issue is attributed to a lack of attention from […]
The 1936 Proof Washington Quarter (Buy on eBay) was the first issue of the series struck in Proof format. It has the lowest mintage for a Proof coin of the series at 3,837 pieces. This also marks the lowest mintage for any regularly issued Proof coin in the modern era. After a gap of twenty […]
Washington Quarters were struck between the years of 1932 and 1998. The mintages were relatively high throughout the series, with only two issues having a mintage of less than one million pieces. In later years of the series, production levels spiraled into the hundreds of millions with a few issues having more than one billion […]