The dates to check first
These are the lowest-mintage Washington quarters struck for circulation. If you're sorting a jar or an inherited collection, pull these dates out before anything else and check the mint mark carefully.
- 1932-S Washington Quarter: 408,000 made. The 1932-S is the other key Washington quarter, with only 408,000 struck.
- 1932-D Washington Quarter: 436,800 made. The 1932-D is one of the two keys of the Washington series, with a mintage of just 436,800.
- 1937-S Washington Quarter: 1,652,000 made.
- 1939-S Washington Quarter: 2,628,000 made.
- 1940-D Washington Quarter: 2,797,600 made.
- 1938-S Washington Quarter: 2,832,000 made.
Every washington quarter by date and mint
Click any date for its full page: how many were made, the mint mark location, varieties and what to check. Mint marks matter: the same year can be common from one mint and scarce from another.
| Date and mint | Mintage | Value band | Also look for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932-D | 436,800 | Significant rarity | The 1932-D is one of the two keys of the Washington series, with a mintage of just 436,800 |
| 1932 | 5,404,000 | Collector premium | |
| 1932-S | 408,000 | Significant rarity | The 1932-S is the other key Washington quarter, with only 408,000 struck |
| 1934-D | 3,527,200 | Collector premium | |
| 1934 | 31,912,052 | Metal value | |
| 1935-D | 5,780,000 | Metal value | |
| 1935 | 32,484,000 | Metal value | |
| 1935-S | 5,660,000 | Metal value | |
| 1936-D | 5,374,000 | Collector premium | |
| 1936 | 41,300,000 | Metal value | |
| 1936-S | 3,828,000 | Collector premium | |
| 1937-D | 7,189,600 | Metal value | |
| 1937 | 19,696,000 | Metal value | 1937 Doubled Die Obverse |
| 1937-S | 1,652,000 | Collector premium | |
| 1938 | 9,472,000 | Metal value | |
| 1938-S | 2,832,000 | Collector premium | |
| 1939-D | 7,092,000 | Metal value | |
| 1939 | 33,540,000 | Metal value | |
| 1939-S | 2,628,000 | Collector premium | |
| 1940-D | 2,797,600 | Collector premium | |
| 1940 | 35,704,000 | Metal value | |
| 1940-S | 8,244,000 | Metal value | |
| 1941-D | 16,714,800 | Metal value | |
| 1941 | 79,032,000 | Metal value | |
| 1941-S | 16,080,000 | Metal value | |
| 1942-D | 17,487,200 | Metal value | |
| 1942 | 102,096,000 | Metal value | |
| 1942-S | 19,384,000 | Metal value | |
| 1943-D | 16,095,600 | Metal value | |
| 1943 | 99,700,000 | Metal value | |
| 1943-S | 21,700,000 | Metal value | |
| 1944-D | 14,600,800 | Metal value | |
| 1944 | 104,956,000 | Metal value | |
| 1944-S | 12,560,000 | Metal value | |
| 1945-D | 12,341,600 | Metal value | |
| 1945 | 74,372,000 | Metal value | |
| 1945-S | 17,004,001 | Metal value | |
| 1946-D | 9,072,800 | Metal value | |
| 1946 | 53,436,000 | Metal value | |
| 1946-S | 4,204,000 | Collector premium | |
| 1947-D | 15,388,000 | Metal value | |
| 1947 | 22,556,000 | Metal value | |
| 1947-S | 5,532,000 | Metal value | |
| 1948-D | 16,766,800 | Metal value | |
| 1948 | 35,196,000 | Metal value | |
| 1948-S | 15,960,000 | Metal value | |
| 1949-D | 10,068,400 | Metal value | |
| 1949 | 9,312,000 | Metal value | |
| 1950-D | 21,075,600 | Metal value | |
| 1950 | 24,920,126 | Metal value | |
| 1950-S | 10,284,004 | Metal value | |
| 1951-D | 35,354,800 | Metal value | |
| 1951 | 43,448,102 | Metal value | |
| 1951-S | 9,048,000 | Metal value | |
| 1952-D | 49,795,200 | Metal value | |
| 1952 | 38,780,093 | Metal value | |
| 1952-S | 13,707,800 | Metal value | |
| 1953-D | 56,112,400 | Metal value | |
| 1953 | 18,536,120 | Metal value | |
| 1953-S | 14,016,000 | Metal value | |
| 1954-D | 42,305,500 | Metal value | |
| 1954 | 54,412,203 | Metal value | |
| 1954-S | 11,834,722 | Metal value | |
| 1955-D | 3,182,400 | Collector premium | |
| 1955 | 18,180,181 | Metal value | |
| 1956-D | 32,334,500 | Metal value | |
| 1956 | 44,144,000 | Metal value | |
| 1957-D | 77,924,160 | Metal value | |
| 1957 | 46,532,000 | Metal value | |
| 1958-D | 78,124,900 | Metal value | |
| 1958 | 6,360,000 | Metal value | |
| 1959-D | 62,054,232 | Metal value | |
| 1959 | 24,384,000 | Metal value | |
| 1960-D | 63,000,324 | Metal value | |
| 1960 | 29,164,000 | Metal value | |
| 1961-D | 83,656,928 | Metal value | |
| 1961 | 37,036,000 | Metal value | |
| 1962-D | 127,554,756 | Metal value | |
| 1962 | 36,156,000 | Metal value | |
| 1963-D | 135,288,184 | Metal value | |
| 1963 | 74,316,000 | Metal value | |
| 1964-D | 704,135,528 | Metal value | |
| 1964 | 560,390,585 | Metal value | |
| 1965 | 1,819,717,540 | Face value | |
| 1966 | 821,101,500 | Face value | |
| 1967 | 1,524,031,848 | Face value | |
| 1968-D | 101,534,000 | Face value | |
| 1968 | 220,731,500 | Face value | |
| 1969-D | 114,372,000 | Face value | |
| 1969 | 176,212,000 | Face value | |
| 1970-D | 417,341,364 | Face value | |
| 1970 | 136,420,000 | Face value | |
| 1971-D | 258,634,428 | Face value | |
| 1971 | 109,284,000 | Face value | |
| 1972-D | 311,067,732 | Face value | |
| 1972 | 215,048,000 | Face value | |
| 1973-D | 232,977,400 | Face value | |
| 1973 | 346,924,000 | Face value | |
| 1974-D | 353,160,300 | Face value | |
| 1974 | 801,456,000 | Face value | |
| 1977-D | 256,524,978 | Face value | |
| 1977 | 468,556,000 | Face value | |
| 1978-D | 287,373,152 | Face value | |
| 1978 | 521,452,000 | Face value | |
| 1979-D | 489,789,780 | Face value | |
| 1979 | 518,708,000 | Face value | |
| 1980-D | 518,327,487 | Face value | |
| 1980-P | 635,832,000 | Face value | |
| 1981-D | 575,722,833 | Face value | |
| 1981-P | 601,716,000 | Face value | |
| 1982-D | 480,042,788 | Face value | |
| 1982-P | 500,931,000 | Face value | |
| 1983-D | 617,806,446 | Face value | |
| 1983-P | 673,535,000 | Face value | |
| 1984-D | 546,483,064 | Face value | |
| 1984-P | 676,545,000 | Face value | |
| 1985-D | 519,962,888 | Face value | |
| 1985-P | 775,818,962 | Face value | |
| 1986-D | 504,298,660 | Face value | |
| 1986-P | 551,199,333 | Face value | |
| 1987-D | 655,594,696 | Face value | |
| 1987-P | 582,499,481 | Face value | |
| 1988-D | 596,810,688 | Face value | |
| 1988-P | 562,052,000 | Face value | |
| 1989-D | 896,535,597 | Face value | |
| 1989-P | 512,868,000 | Face value | |
| 1990-D | 927,638,181 | Face value | |
| 1990-P | 613,792,000 | Face value | |
| 1991-D | 630,966,693 | Face value | |
| 1991-P | 570,968,000 | Face value | |
| 1992-D | 389,777,107 | Face value | |
| 1992-P | 384,764,000 | Face value | |
| 1993-D | 645,476,128 | Face value | |
| 1993-P | 639,276,000 | Face value | |
| 1994-D | 880,034,110 | Face value | |
| 1994-P | 825,600,000 | Face value | |
| 1995-D | 1,103,216,000 | Face value | |
| 1995-P | 1,004,336,000 | Face value | |
| 1996-D | 906,868,000 | Face value | |
| 1996-P | 925,040,000 | Face value | |
| 1997-D | 599,680,000 | Face value | |
| 1997-P | 595,740,000 | Face value | |
| 1998-D | 821,000,000 | Face value | |
| 1998-P | 896,268,000 | Face value |
The series in 6 stages
A bicentennial tribute becomes permanent (1932 to 1940)
The Washington quarter was introduced in 1932 for the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth. John Flanagan's portrait is based on Jean-Antoine Houdon's bust, while the eagle reverse carries the mint mark below the wreath. Philadelphia struck 5.4 million, but Denver and San Francisco made only 436,800 and 408,000. Those two branch mint coins are the keys of the series.
Wartime quarters in record numbers (1941 to 1945)
World War II brought full employment and heavy coin demand. Philadelphia's output jumped from 35.7 million in 1940 to 79 million in 1941 and passed 100 million in 1942 and 1944, while Denver and San Francisco struck between about 12 and 21.7 million each year. Unlike the nickel, the quarter kept its 90 percent silver composition throughout the war.
Postwar silver to the end (1946 to 1964)
Production slowed after the war. San Francisco made no quarters in 1949 and struck its last S-marked circulating quarters in 1954. The 1955-D, at 3,182,400, is the lowest mintage of these years. The 1958 Philadelphia run of 6,360,000 is also low. The 1950-D/S and 1950-S/D varieties show one mint mark punched over another and are the best known varieties of the period.
Clad quarters and the mint mark move (1965 to 1974)
The 1965 quarter dropped silver for a pure copper core clad in copper-nickel, weighing 5.67 grams. No mint marks were used from 1965 through 1967 and Special Mint Sets replaced proof sets. Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco all struck circulation quarters in those years, so the mint of an individual coin cannot be identified.
The dual-dated bicentennial years (1975 to 1976)
No Washington quarter is dated 1975. Quarters struck in 1975 and 1976 all carry the dual date 1776-1976 on the obverse with Jack L. Ahr's colonial drummer on the reverse. Philadelphia and Denver struck about 1.67 billion of them for circulation, with the regular eagle reverse set aside for the two years. Production of the new design ran long enough that both mints were still striking it well into 1976.
The eagle returns before the state quarters (1977 to 1998)
The eagle reverse came back in 1977. From 1977 to 1979 the West Point facility struck quarters for circulation without any mint mark, so they cannot be told apart from Philadelphia coins. A P mint mark first appeared on quarters in 1980. From then on every circulating quarter shows the mint that struck it.
Decade by decade
- 1930s: 19 issues, 220 million coins. Scarcest: 1932-S (408,000).
- 1940s: 29 issues, 868 million coins. Scarcest: 1940-D (2,797,600).
- 1950s: 25 issues, 837 million coins. Scarcest: 1955-D (3,182,400).
- 1960s: 17 issues, 6.6 billion coins. Scarcest: 1960 (29,164,000).
- 1970s: 16 issues, 5.7 billion coins. Scarcest: 1971 (109,284,000).
- 1980s: 20 issues, 12 billion coins. Scarcest: 1982-D (480,042,788).
- 1990s: 18 issues, 13.4 billion coins. Scarcest: 1992-P (384,764,000).
Where to find the mint mark
- 1932 to 1964: On the reverse, below the wreath.
- 1965 to 1967: No mint mark. Mint marks were suspended in 1965–1967.
- 1968 to 1998: On the obverse, to the right of the ribbon behind Washington's hair. "P" appears from 1980.
Identifying and grading Washington quarters
Wear starts on the hair above Washington's ear and on the eagle's breast feathers.
John Flanagan's portrait shows George Washington facing left with LIBERTY above, IN GOD WE TRUST to the left and the date below. The reverse shows an eagle standing on a bundle of arrows above two olive branches, with QUARTER DOLLAR along the bottom. The mint mark was below the wreath on the reverse until 1964 and on the obverse behind Washington's hair from 1968.
What the value bands mean
- Face value: worth its face in worn condition; only uncirculated coins and varieties carry a premium.
- Metal value: worth its silver content in worn condition.
- Small premium: sells for a little over face or metal value even when worn.
- Collector premium: scarcer than usual, so worn coins sell well above face or metal value.
- Significant rarity: a key date, valuable in any condition and often faked.
Bands describe a coin in ordinary circulated condition. An uncirculated coin with full original luster sits a band or more higher. Recognized varieties can be worth far more than the date itself.
Frequently asked questions
Which Washington quarters are worth the most?
By mintage, the scarcest circulation issues are the 1932-S Washington Quarter (408,000), 1932-D Washington Quarter (436,800), 1937-S Washington Quarter (1,652,000). Varieties and top-grade coins of common dates can also be valuable.
Are Washington quarters silver?
Some are: 83 of the 144 dates in this chart are silver. The chart's value band shows "Metal value" for common silver dates.
Why does this chart show bands instead of prices?
Prices change with the market and with each coin's grade, so any printed price goes out of date. A value band tells you which coins are worth a closer look; for a current price, check recent sold results for certified coins in the same grade.
Mintages: Washington quarter mintage figures (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from US Mint records.