2006-D North Dakota Quarter
Circulation strike struck at the Denver Mint · 359,000,000 made
- Mintage
- 359,000,000
- 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 2006-D North Dakota 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 2006-D North Dakota Quarter rare?
- Not by date: 359 million were struck. A sharp uncirculated coin or a known variety is what makes one special.
- Is the 2006-D North Dakota 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 2006 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 2006-D North Dakota Quarter coins were made?
- 359,000,000.
What to check on your 2006-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 2006-P (306 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 2006-S North Dakota Quarter Proof (2,882,428 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 359 million made, the 2006-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 2006-D North Dakota
Denver made 359,000,000 of the North Dakota quarter. That was the biggest Denver run of the 5 designs issued in 2006; South Dakota had the smallest at 266 million.
Philadelphia struck a similar number of the same design (306 million), so neither mint's version is much harder to find.
Across the whole program it sits 34th of 50 Denver designs by mintage, where the scarcest is Oklahoma at 195 million.
Elsewhere in US coinage in 2006
The Jefferson nickel received a new forward-facing portrait of Jefferson and the original Monticello reverse returned.
How to recognize it
The North Dakota design
Two American bison graze in the foreground against the rugged buttes of the Badlands with the sun setting behind them, with no motto or slogan. Bison were central to the lives of the Plains peoples. Herds of them still roam the Badlands of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota. North Dakota became a state in 1889, the same day as South Dakota. Its quarter was the fourth release of 2006.
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 | 2006 |
| Mint | Denver Mint |
| Mint mark | "D" |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 359,000,000 |
| 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 2006 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.