2005-D Minnesota Quarter
Circulation strike struck at the Denver Mint · 248,400,000 made
- Mintage
- 248,400,000
- 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 2005-D Minnesota Quarter worth?
A worn 2005-D Minnesota 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 known variety for the date: 2005-P Kansas "In God We Rust" Quarter or 2005-P Minnesota Doubled Die Quarter
For market prices, check recent sold results for certified coins in the same grade.
Quick answers
- Is the 2005-D Minnesota Quarter rare?
- No. 248 million were made, a typical run for the series. Condition and varieties decide its value, not the date.
- Is the 2005-D Minnesota 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 2005 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 2005-D Minnesota Quarter coins were made?
- 248,400,000.
What to check on your 2005-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 2005-P (240 million made).
- Look for the 2005-P Kansas "In God We Rust" Quarter (it's on Philadelphia coins, not this one).
- Look for the 2005-P Minnesota Doubled Die 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 2005-S Minnesota Quarter Proof (3,262,960 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 248 million made, the 2005-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 2005-D Minnesota
Denver made 248,400,000 of the Minnesota quarter. That was the smallest Denver run of the 5 designs issued in 2005, 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 (240 million), so neither mint's version is much harder to find.
Across the whole program it sits 11th of 50 Denver designs by mintage, where the scarcest is Oklahoma at 195 million.
How to recognize it
The Minnesota design
Two people fish from a small boat on a lake while a common loon swims nearby, with pine trees along the shore and a textured outline of the state behind them. The slogan LAND OF 10,000 LAKES appears on the design. Minnesota actually has more than 10,000 lakes, where fishing is a popular pastime and the loon, the state bird, nests in summer. Minnesota became the thirty-second state in 1858, the year shown on the coin. It was the second State quarter of 2005.
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 | 2005 |
| Mint | Denver Mint |
| Mint mark | "D" |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 248,400,000 |
| 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 2005 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.