2002-D Tennessee Quarter
Circulation strike struck at the Denver Mint · 286,468,000 made
- Mintage
- 286,468,000
- 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 2002-D Tennessee Quarter worth?
A worn 2002-D Tennessee is a spender: face value. A bright uncirculated one, or one with a known error, is worth setting aside.
What would make yours worth more:
- Uncirculated condition with full original luster
- A die variety or minting error
For market prices, check recent sold results for certified coins in the same grade.
Quick answers
- Is the 2002-D Tennessee Quarter rare?
- Not by date: 286 million were struck. A sharp uncirculated coin or a known variety is what makes one special.
- Is the 2002-D Tennessee 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 2002 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 2002-D Tennessee Quarter coins were made?
- 286,468,000.
What to check on your 2002-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 2002-P (362 million made).
- Proof or circulation strike? A proof has mirror-like fields and frosted design details and was sold to collectors, not released in change. The 2002-S Tennessee Quarter Proof (3,084,245 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 286 million made, the 2002-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 2002-D Tennessee
Denver made 286,468,000 of the Tennessee quarter. That was the smallest Denver run of the 5 designs issued in 2002, so it's the one from that year you're least likely to find in change.
Philadelphia struck a similar number of the same design (362 million), so neither mint's version is much harder to find.
Across the whole program it sits 23rd of 50 Denver designs by mintage, where the scarcest is Oklahoma at 195 million.
How to recognize it
The Tennessee design
Three musical instruments fill this reverse: a fiddle, a trumpet and a guitar, set over an open musical score with three stars above. A banner reads MUSICAL HERITAGE. The stars stand for the state's three regions, each with its own tradition, from Appalachian fiddle music in the east to country in Nashville and the blues in Memphis. Tennessee became the sixteenth state in 1796, the year shown on the coin. It was the first State quarter released in 2002.
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 | 2002 |
| Mint | Denver Mint |
| Mint mark | "D" |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 286,468,000 |
| 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 2002 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.