2003-D Maine Quarter
Circulation strike struck at the Denver Mint · 231,400,000 made
- Mintage
- 231,400,000
- 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 2003-D Maine Quarter worth?
In circulated condition it's worth face value. Only uncirculated coins with full original luster, or a recognized variety, carry a premium.
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 2003-D Maine Quarter rare?
- Not in absolute terms: 231 million were made. It is one of the smaller runs in the series, though, so uncirculated examples are worth a little more than most dates.
- Is the 2003-D Maine 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 2003 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 2003-D Maine Quarter coins were made?
- 231,400,000.
What to check on your 2003-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 2003-P (217 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 2003-S Maine Quarter Proof (3,408,516 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 231 million made, the 2003-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 2003-D Maine
Denver made 231,400,000 of the Maine quarter. Among the 5 designs of 2003 it was the middle Denver run, between Arkansas (230 million) and Alabama (232 million).
Philadelphia struck a similar number of the same design (217 million), so neither mint's version is much harder to find.
Across the whole program it sits 6th of 50 Denver designs by mintage, where the scarcest is Oklahoma at 195 million.
More on the 2003-D
Denver struck 231,400,000 Maine quarters, more than Philadelphia's 217,400,000. In 2003 Denver out-struck Philadelphia on all five designs, a reversal of the usual pattern in the early years of the program, when Philadelphia made the larger share. Even so, 2003 was a lighter year than 1999 to 2001, so the Maine coins are less common in change than the first designs.
The reverse shows the Pemaquid Point lighthouse on its rocky shore with a schooner under sail offshore. Check the fine lines of the rigging and the lighthouse: they are the first details to wear and the first to look weak on a soft strike. A circulated 2003-D Maine is face value, while uncirculated rolls and well struck single coins attract collectors finishing a Denver set.
Elsewhere in US coinage in 2003
The last Jefferson nickels with the original 1938 design were struck before the Westward Journey series.
How to recognize it
The Maine design
Pemaquid Point Light stands on a rocky bluff on this reverse while a schooner sails offshore. Unlike most State quarters, the design has no motto or slogan. The lighthouse in Bristol has guided ships along the rugged Maine coast since the nineteenth century. The schooner nods to the state's long history of shipbuilding and seafaring. Maine separated from Massachusetts to become the twenty-third state in 1820, the year shown on the coin.
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 | 2003 |
| Mint | Denver Mint |
| Mint mark | "D" |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 231,400,000 |
| 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 2003 50 State Quarter issues
| Coin | Mintage | Type | Silver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-P Illinois Quarter | 225,800,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2003-P Alabama Quarter | 225,000,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2003-P Maine Quarter | 217,400,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2003-P Missouri Quarter | 225,000,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2003-P Arkansas Quarter | 228,000,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2003-D Illinois Quarter | 237,400,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2003-D Alabama Quarter | 232,400,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2003-D Maine Quarter | 231,400,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2003-D Missouri Quarter | 228,200,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2003-D Arkansas Quarter | 229,800,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2003-S Illinois Quarter Proof | 3,408,516 | Proof | – |
| 2003-S Alabama Quarter Proof | 3,408,516 | Proof | – |
| 2003-S Maine Quarter Proof | 3,408,516 | Proof | – |
| 2003-S Missouri Quarter Proof | 3,408,516 | Proof | – |
| 2003-S Arkansas Quarter Proof | 3,408,516 | Proof | – |
| 2003-S Silver Illinois Quarter Proof | 1,125,755 | Proof | 0.1808 oz |
| 2003-S Silver Alabama Quarter Proof | 1,125,755 | Proof | 0.1808 oz |
| 2003-S Silver Maine Quarter Proof | 1,125,755 | Proof | 0.1808 oz |
| 2003-S Silver Missouri Quarter Proof | 1,125,755 | Proof | 0.1808 oz |
| 2003-S Silver Arkansas Quarter Proof | 1,125,755 | Proof | 0.1808 oz |
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.