America the Beautiful Quarter · Quarters

2020-S Silver Salt River Bay Quarter Proof

Proof struck at the San Francisco Mint · 427,256 made

SilverProof
Mintage
427,256
Metal
90% silver, 10% copper
Weight
6.25 g
Diameter
24.26 mm

Original illustration. Tap to flip. Not a photograph of the actual coin.

Pure silver0.1808troy oz
Value band: Small premium

Face value · Metal value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.

What is a 2020-S Silver Salt River Bay Quarter Proof worth?

Its silver content sets the floor. Collectors add a small premium on top for this issue. Condition decides how much.

What would make yours worth more:

  • Grade and, for proofs, strong cameo contrast
  • A die variety or minting error

For market prices, check recent sold results for certified coins in the same grade.

Quick answers

Is the 2020-S Silver Salt River Bay Quarter Proof rare?
Not especially. The Mint made 427,256 for collectors. Most were kept in their original packaging.
Is the 2020-S Silver Salt River Bay Quarter Proof silver?
Yes. It's 90% silver, 10% copper and holds 0.1808 troy ounces of pure silver.
Where is the mint mark on a 2020 America the Beautiful Quarter?
On the obverse, to the right of Washington's ribbon. "W" quarters were struck in 2019 and 2020 and released into circulation in small numbers. On this coin the mark is S, for San Francisco.
How many 2020-S Silver Salt River Bay Quarter proofs were made?
427,256.
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What to check on your 2020-S

  • Make sure the mint mark really is an S. A worn or filled mark can be misread. It's what separates your coin from the 2020-W (2 million made).
  • Judge the grade under good light. Look for luster and freedom from bag marks. "W" quarters in circulation are worth a premium even in average condition.

Proofs from 2020 come with and without frosted devices. Coins with strong contrast are labeled Cameo or Deep Cameo and are worth more.

The story of the 2020-S Salt River Bay

Elsewhere in US coinage in 2020

West Point again struck quarters with a W mint mark for circulation, this time on all five 2020 designs.

How to recognize it

The Salt River Bay design

The U.S. Virgin Islands are represented on the third 2020 quarter by Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve on St. Croix. The reverse shows a young red mangrove tree in an early stage of its life cycle, highlighting the bay's mangrove forests. In 1493 members of Columbus's second expedition landed here and clashed with the island's Indigenous inhabitants. The park protects both that history and important coastal habitat. Richard Masters designed the reverse and Joseph Menna sculpted it.

The America the Beautiful Quarter design

Each reverse shows a national park or other national site, one for every state, the District of Columbia and five territories, with the site's name, its state and E PLURIBUS UNUM. Five designs were issued each year from 2010 to 2020, followed by a final design for the Tuskegee Airmen in 2021. The obverse uses a restored, more detailed version of Flanagan's original Washington portrait.

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Mintage chart

America the Beautiful Quarter circulation mintagesLog scale · hover or tap a bar · 2010–2021
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Specifications

SeriesAmerica the Beautiful Quarter (2010–2021)
Year2020
MintSan Francisco Mint
Mint mark"S"
Strike typeProof
Mintage427,256
Face value25¢
Composition90% silver, 10% copper
Weight6.25 grams
Diameter24.26 mm
EdgeReeded
Silver content0.1808 troy oz (5.625 g)
DesignerVarious (obverse restored from John Flanagan's original)

Other 2020 America the Beautiful Quarter issues

CoinMintageTypeSilver
2020-P National Park Quarter286,000,000Circulation strike–
2020-P Weir Farm Quarter125,600,000Circulation strike–
2020-P Salt River Bay Quarter577,800,000Circulation strike–
2020-P Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Quarter304,600,000Circulation strike–
2020-P Tallgrass Prairie Quarter101,200,000Circulation strike–
2020-D National Park Quarter212,200,000Circulation strike–
2020-D Weir Farm Quarter155,000,000Circulation strike–
2020-D Salt River Bay Quarter515,000,000Circulation strike–
2020-D Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Quarter345,800,000Circulation strike–
2020-D Tallgrass Prairie Quarter142,400,000Circulation strike–
2020-S National Park Quarter Uncirculated955,145Collector uncirculated–
2020-S Weir Farm Quarter Uncirculated961,229Collector uncirculated–
2020-S Salt River Bay Quarter Uncirculated949,947Collector uncirculated–
2020-S Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Quarter Uncirculated945,449Collector uncirculated–
2020-S Tallgrass Prairie Quarter Uncirculated951,612Collector uncirculated–
2020-S National Park Quarter Proof558,230Proof–
2020-S Weir Farm Quarter Proof528,900Proof–
2020-S Salt River Bay Quarter Proof528,900Proof–
2020-S Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Quarter Proof528,900Proof–
2020-S Tallgrass Prairie Quarter Proof545,638Proof–
2020-S Silver National Park Quarter Proof427,256Proof0.1808 oz
2020-S Silver Weir Farm Quarter Proof427,256Proof0.1808 oz
2020-S Silver Salt River Bay Quarter Proof427,256Proof0.1808 oz
2020-S Silver Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Quarter Proof427,256Proof0.1808 oz
2020-S Silver Tallgrass Prairie Quarter Proof427,256Proof0.1808 oz
2020-W National Park Quarter2,000,000Circulation strike–
2020-W Weir Farm Quarter2,000,000Circulation strike–
2020-W Salt River Bay Quarter2,000,000Circulation strike–
2020-W Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Quarter2,000,000Circulation strike–
2020-W Tallgrass Prairie Quarter2,000,000Circulation strike–
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Mintage: America the Beautiful quarter mintage figures (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from US Mint records and the Guide Book of United States Coins. How we build these pages.