United States

¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter" · “Washington Quarter”

United States · 1965–1998 · Copper

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The coin

The story

The Washington Quarter: The Coin That Quietly Lost Its Silver

Stand a quarter on its side and look at the rim. That thin orange-copper stripe is the fingerprint of a national emergency: in 1965 the United States ran out of cheap silver and had to rebuild its small change from the inside out. The Washington quarter is where the swap happened — and it kept George Washington's face the whole time, so almost nobody noticed.

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Designer

John Flanagan

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Era

The End of Silver & the Clad Era

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Catalogue

Issuer: United States
Years: 1965–1998
Metal: Copper

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19 listed · each its own page

Issue1 live · from $399.00 19651 live · from $90.00 1968-S3 live · from $49.00 1976-S2 live · from $35.00 1976-S2 live · from $20.00 1977-S4 live · from $1.00 1978-S2 live · from $22.00 1980-S2 live · from $37.00 1981-S2 live · from $1.00 1982-S1 live · from $1.00 1983-S2 live · from $1.00 1984-S1 live · from $389.00 1986-S1 live · from $50.00 1987-S3 live · from $1.00 1992-S1 live · from $1.00 1993-S2 live · from $15.00 1995-S1 live · from $20.00 1997-S1 live · from $25.00 1998-S1 live · from $99.00

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Date19776 19764 19874 19693 19883 19682 19782 19802 19812 19832 19842 19932 19421 19651 19661 19731 19751 19821 19861 19901 19921 19941 19951 19971 19981 20121 20141 20161 20191

MintS38 P4 D3

Grade6919 7018 677 663 682 451

GraderPCGS39 NGC8 ICG5

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◆PCGS702012-S ¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter" (Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri)

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