2003-P Maine Quarter
Circulation strike struck at the Philadelphia Mint · 217,400,000 made
- Mintage
- 217,400,000
- 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-P Maine Quarter worth?
A worn 2003-P Maine 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 2003-P Maine Quarter rare?
- Not in absolute terms: 217 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-P 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 P, for Philadelphia.
- How many 2003-P Maine Quarter coins were made?
- 217,400,000.
What to check on your 2003-P
- Make sure the mint mark really is a P. A worn or filled mark can be misread. It's what separates your coin from the 2003-D (231 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 217 million made, the 2003-P 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-P Maine
Philadelphia made 217,400,000 of the Maine quarter. That was the smallest Philadelphia run of the 5 designs issued in 2003, so it's the one from that year you're least likely to find in change.
Denver struck a similar number of the same design (231 million), so neither mint's version is much harder to find.
Across the whole program it's one of the Philadelphia designs made in the smallest numbers, 3rd from the bottom of 50.
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 | Philadelphia Mint |
| Mint mark | "P" |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 217,400,000 |
| 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.