1999-D Delaware Quarter
Circulation strike struck at the Denver Mint · 401,424,000 made
- Mintage
- 401,424,000
- Metal
- Copper core clad in 75% copper / 25% nickel
- Weight
- 5.67 g
- Diameter
- 24.26 mm
Original illustration. Tap to flip. Not a photograph of the actual coin.
Face value · Metal value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.
What is a 1999-D Delaware Quarter worth?
Worn examples are worth face value and can be spent. Keep it only if it looks uncirculated or shows a known variety.
What would make yours worth more:
- Uncirculated condition with full original luster
- A known variety for the date: 1999-P Delaware "Spitting Horse" Quarter
For market prices, check recent sold results for certified coins in the same grade.
Quick answers
- Is the 1999-D Delaware Quarter rare?
- No. 401 million were made, a typical run for the series. Condition and varieties decide its value, not the date.
- Is the 1999-D Delaware Quarter silver?
- No. It's copper core clad in 75% copper / 25% nickel. Quarters dated 1964 and earlier are 90% silver.
- Where is the mint mark on a 1999 50 State Quarter?
- On the obverse, to the right of Washington's ponytail (P, D or S). On this coin the mark is D, for Denver.
- How many 1999-D Delaware Quarter coins were made?
- 401,424,000.
What to check on your 1999-D
- Make sure the mint mark really is a D. A worn or filled mark can be misread. It's what separates your coin from the 1999-P (373 million made).
- Look for the 1999-P Delaware "Spitting Horse" Quarter (it's on Philadelphia coins, not this one).
- Proof or circulation strike? A proof has mirror-like fields and frosted design details and was sold to collectors, not released in change. The 1999-S Delaware Quarter Proof (3,713,359 made) is the one to compare with.
- A face that's fully copper colored could be a missing clad layer error. Patchy discoloration is usually damage.
- Judge the grade under good light. State quarters are judged mainly on luster and contact marks. Look for die varieties and errors, which carry the real premiums in this series.
With 401 million made, the 1999-D still turns up in everyday change. Keep yours only if it looks uncirculated or shows a variety; otherwise it's worth face value.
The story of the 1999-D Delaware
Denver made 401,424,000 of the Delaware quarter. Among the 5 designs of 1999 it was the middle Denver run, between Pennsylvania (358 million) and Georgia (489 million).
Philadelphia struck a similar number of the same design (373 million), so neither mint's version is much harder to find.
Across the whole program it sits 36th of 50 Denver designs by mintage, where the scarcest is Oklahoma at 195 million.
Elsewhere in US coinage in 1999
The 50 State Quarters program began, with five new reverse designs each year in the order the states joined the Union.
How to recognize it
The Delaware design
Caesar Rodney rides a galloping horse across this reverse, framed by the inscriptions CAESAR RODNEY, THE FIRST STATE and DELAWARE 1787. Rodney was a Delaware delegate to the Continental Congress who rode overnight to Philadelphia in July 1776 to break a tie in his delegation over the vote for independence. Delaware earned its nickname by becoming the first state to ratify the Constitution in 1787. That distinction also made this the first coin of the 50 State Quarters program, released early in 1999.
The 50 State Quarter design
To make room for each state design, the obverse was rearranged: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and QUARTER DOLLAR all moved to the side with Washington's portrait. The reverse shows the state's design with its name, the year it joined the Union or ratified the Constitution, the year of issue and E PLURIBUS UNUM. The mint mark is to the right of Washington's ponytail.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Series | 50 State Quarter (1999–2008) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1999 |
| Mint | Denver Mint |
| Mint mark | "D" |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 401,424,000 |
| Face value | 25¢ |
| Composition | Copper core clad in 75% copper / 25% nickel |
| Weight | 5.67 grams |
| Diameter | 24.26 mm |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Designer | Obverse by John Flanagan, modified by William Cousins; reverses by various artists |
Other 1999 50 State Quarter issues
Mintage: 50 State quarters (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from US Mint records and the Guide Book of United States Coins. How we build these pages.