The George Washington Silver Quarter
You will find more buying and selling information on Washington Quarters and 11 other popular U.S. silver coins in my book The Last US 90 Percent Silver Coins. In eBook and hardcopy formats.
The Washington Quarter - A Brief History
First minted in 1932, the Washington Quarter Dollar was introduced to commemorate the 200th birthday of George Washington, the first president of the United States. It was then decided to forego the commemorative status in favor of the coin becoming a regular issue, replacing the Standing Liberty Quarter (1916-1930).
Designed by New York sculptor John Flanagan, the silver version was minted from 1932 through 1964 (with the exception of 1933 when none were produced) and continues to be produced today in its clad version of copper and nickel. A total of three U. S. Mints were involved in the production of the Silver Washington Quarter: Denver; Philadelphia; and San Francisco.
Washington Silver Quarters - Facts and Details
This popular U.S. silver coin features the head of George
Washington (inspired from a bust of Washington by Jean Antoine
Houdon) on the obverse side of the coin and a modernistic
spread-winged eagle on the reverse. The mint mark is on the
reverse side just below the wreath. Mint marks are "D"
for Denver and "S" for the San Francisco Mints.
If no mint mark appears, it was minted in Philadelphia.
Washington Silver Quarters are 90% silver and 10% copper. Silver
quarters that are uncirculated contain .1808 Troy ounces of pure
silver while those circulated are considered to contain .1788 Troy
ounces of pure silver due to the "wear factor" in handling these
coins (sometimes referred to as trade content). Circulated silver
coins (including Washington Quarters) are sometimes referred to as
junk silver.
To determine the silver (melt) value of a circulated Washington silver quarter , multiply .1788 times the current spot price of silver.
Example: $25.00 x .1788 = $4.47
Washington Quarters on Amazon
You can learn much about investing in these and other U.S. silver coins on Amazon. Review what coins are available and at what price. Of course, circulated quarters in excellent condition and uncirculated quarters (graded MS60 and higher) will fetch a higher price than those having common dates and in just fair condition.
If you are ready to shop for Washington quarters after reading the above material, click on this Amazon link Buying Coins and on the left hand side of the site check the 1940 to 1960 box under Year, the quarter box under Denomination and silver under Metal to see what is available. Be aware I receive a small compensation if you buy through this site which does not result in you paying more.
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