US Washington Quarter Coins | Facts, Grading, and Specifications.

Washington Quarter (1946-1998)

Washington Quarter General Grading Standards

VG8 Very Good - Wing tips outlined. Rims are fine and even. Tops of letters at rim are flattened.
F12 Fine - Hairlines about ear are visible. Tiny feathers on eagle's breast are faintly visible.
VF20 Very Fine - Most hair details show. Wing feathers are clear.
EF40 Extremely Fine - Hairlines sharp. Wear spots confined to top of eagle's legs and center of breast.
MS60 Uncirculated - No trace of wear but can have many contact marks. Surface may be spotted, or luster faded.
MS63 Select Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Light blemishes. Attractive mint luster.
MS64 Uncirculated - Shows a few scattered contact marks. Good eye appeal and attractive luster.
MS65 Choice Uncirculated - Only light scattered contact marks that are not distracting. Strong luster, good eye appeal.

Eagle Reverse 90% Silver (1946-1964)

Designer: John Flanagan	Weight: 6.3 grams
Diameter: 24.3 millimeters	Edge: Reeded
Content: 90% silver 10% copper

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1932	5,404,000	0
1932-D	436,800	0
1932-S	408,000	0
1934	31,912,052	0
1934-D	3,527,200	0
1935	32,484,000	0
1935-D	5,780,000	0
1935-S	5,660,000	0
1936	41,300,000	3,837
1936-D	5,374,000	0
1936-S	3,828,000	0
1937	19,696,000	5,542
1937-D	7,189,600	0
1937-S	1,652,000	0
1938	9,472,000	8,045
1938-S	2,832,000	0
1939	33,540,000	8,795
1939-D	7,092,000	0
1939-S	2,628,000	0
1940	35,704,000	11,246
1940-D	2,797,600	0
1940-S	8,244,000	0
1941	79,032,000	15,287
1941-D	16,714,800	0
1941-S	16,080,000	0
1942	102,096,000	21,123
1942-D	17,487,200	0
1942-S	19,384,000	0
1943	99,700,000	0
1943-D	16,095,600	0
1943-S	21,700,000	0
1944	104,956,000	0
1944-D	14,600,800	0
1944-S	12,560,000	0
1945	74,372,000	0
1945-D	12,341,600	0
1945-S	17,004,001	0
1946	53,436,000	0
1946-D	9,072,800	0
1946-S	4,204,000	0
1947	22,556,000	0
1947-D	15,388,000	0
1947-S	5,532,000	0
1948	35,196,000	0
1948-D	16,766,800	0
1948-S	15,960,000	0
1949	9,312,000	0
1949-D	10,068,400	0
1950	24,920,126	51,386
1950-D	21,075,600	0
1950-S	10,284,004	0
1951	43,448,102	57,500
1951-D	35,354,800	0
1951-S	9,048,000	0
1952	38,780,093	81,980
1952-D	49,795,200	0
1952-S	13,707,800	0
1953	18,536,120	128,800
1953-D	56,112,400	0
1953-S	14,016,000	0
1954	54,412,203	233,300
1954-D	42,305,500	0
1954-S	11,834,722	0
1955	18,180,181	378,200
1955-D	3,182,400	0
1956	44,144,000	669,384
1956-D	32,334,500	0
1957	46,532,000	1,247,952
1957-D	77,924,160	0
1958	6,360,000	875,652
1958-D	78,124,900	0
1959	24,384,000	1,149,291
1959-D	62,054,232	0
1960	29,164,000	1,691,602
1960-D	63,000,324	0
1961	37,036,000	3,028,244
1961-D	83,656,928	0
1962	36,156,000	3,218,019
1962-D	127,554,756	0
1963	74,316,000	3,075,645
1963-D	135,288,184	0
1964	560,390,585	3,950,762
1964-D	704,135,528	0

Eagle Reverse Clad (1965-1974)

Designer: John Flanagan	Weight: 5.7 grams
Diameter: 24.3 millimeters	Edge: Reeded
Content: Cladding 75% copper 25% nickel, core 100% copper

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1965	1,819,717,540	2,360,000*
1966	821,101,500	2,261,583*
1967	1,524,031,848	1,863,344*
1968	220,731,500	0
1968-D	101,534,000	0
1968-S	0	3,041,506
1969	176,212,000	0
1969-D	114,372,000	0
1969-S	0	2,934,631
1970	136,420,000	0
1970-D	417,341,364	0
1970-S	0	2,632,810
1971	109,284,000	0
1971-D	258,634,428	0
1971-S	0	3,220,733
1972	215,048,000	0
1972-D	311,067,732	0
1972-S	0	3,260,996
1973	346,924,000	0
1973-D	232,977,400	0
1973-S	0	2,760,339
1974	801,456,000	0
1974-D	353,160,300	0
1974-S	0	2,612,568

* The Proof mintage is for Special Mint Sets, which contained specially prepared coins that were not quite up to Proof standards.

Bicentennial Reverse (1975-1976)

Designer: Obverse by John Flanagan, reverse by Jack L. Ahr	Weight: 5.7 grams
Diameter: 24.3 millimeters	Edge: Reeded
Content: Cladding 75% copper 25% nickel, core 100% copper

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes	Content	Weight
1776-1976	809,784,016	4	Cladding 75% copper 25% nickel Core 100% copper	5.7 grams
1776-1976-D	860,118,839	0	Cladding 75% copper 25% nickel Core 100% copper	5.7 grams
1776-1976-S	0	7,059,099	Cladding 75% copper 25% nickel Core 100% copper	5.7 grams
1776-1976-S	About 5,000,000	About 4,000,000	Cladding 80% Silver 20% Copper Core 20.9% Silver, 79.1% Copper	5.7 grams

Eagle Reverse (1977-1999)

Designer: John Flanagan	Weight: 5.7 grams
Diameter: 24.3 millimeters	Edge: Reeded
Content: Normal: Cladding 75% copper 25% nickel, core 100% copper. Silver Proofs: Cladding 80% silver 20% copper, Core 20.9% silver, 79.1% copper

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1977	468,556,000	0
1977-D	256,524,978	0
1977-S	0	3,251,152
1978	521,452,000	0
1978-D	287,373,152	0
1978-S	0	3,127,781
1979	518,708,000	0
1979-D	489,789,780	0
1979-S	0	3,677,175
1980-P	635,832,000	0
1980-D	518,327,487	0
1980-S	0	3,554,806
1981-P	601,716,000	0
1981-D	575,722,833	0
1981-S	0	4,063,083
1982-P	500,931,000	0
1982-D	480,042,788	0
1982-S	0	3,857,479
1983-P	673,535,000	0
1983-D	617,806,446	0
1983-S	0	3,279,126
1984-P	676,545,000	0
1984-D	546,483,064	0
1984-S	0	3,065,110
1985-P	775,818,962	0
1985-D	519,962,888	0
1985-S	0	3,362,821
1986-P	551,199,333	0
1986-D	504,298,660	0
1986-S	0	3,010,497
1987-P	582,499,481	0
1987-D	655,594,696	0
1987-S	0	4,227,728
1988-P	562,052,000	0
1988-D	596,810,688	0
1988-S	0	3,262,948
1989-P	512,868,000	0
1989-D	896,535,597	0
1989-S	0	3,220,194
1990-P	613,792,000	0
1990-D	927,638,181	0
1990-S	0	3,299,559
1991-P	570,968,000	0
1991-D	630,966,693	0
1991-S	0	2,867,787
1992-P	384,764,000	0
1992-D	389,777,107	0
1992-S	0	2,858,981
1992-S Silver	0	1,317,579
1993-P	639,276,000	0
1993-D	645,476,128	0
1993-S	0	2,633,439
1993-S Silver	0	761,353
1994-P	825,600,000	0
1994-D	880,034,110	0
1994-S	0	2,484,594
1994-S Silver	0	785,329
1995-P	1,004,336,000	0
1995-D	1,103,216,000	0
1995-S	0	2,010,384
1995-S Silver	0	838,953
1996-P	925,040,000	0
1996-D	906,868,000	0
1996-S	0	1,695,244
1996-S Silver	0	775,021
1997-P	595,740,000	0
1997-D	599,680,000	0
1997-S	0	1,975,000
1997-S Silver	0	741,678
1998-P	960,400,000	0
1998-D	907,000,000	0
1998-S	0	2,086,507
1998-S Silver	0	878,792

Mint Mark Legend:

1932 - 1967: Below the wreath on the reverse.
1968 - 1999: Right of the ribbon on the obverse.

Mint Mark	Mint	Date of Operation
None	Philadelphia	1793-present
S	San Francisco, CA	1854-1955; 1968-present
D	Denver, CO	1906-present

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