State Quarter Value Going Up?

I predict that in less than 1,000 years all those State Quarters will be selling for well over $0.26 each.

I'm with the majority of the responders here in thinking that the numismatic value of these is going to go absolutely no where.

Composition value however will at some point put the coins over face value, but I like to think of numismatic value and composition value separately.

Just as a for instance I look at common date Barbers as being roughly 60 to 70 cents above spot, common mercs at around 30 cents above spot and common roosies at spot.

With the State Quarter series I see these trading at face value or spot (whichever is higher) for quite a while. Granted after I'm dead and gone there's a very high liklihood that these will command some sort of numismatic premium, but not a whole lot due to the high mintage numbers.

The coins in the series with lower mintages (i.e. the proofs, silver proofs, and High MS examples) will do much better than common circulated examples but even then I don't think you'll see as much appreciation in these as you would specific examples of other coins in the same series i.e. the 82P.

A slight rise possibly, but way down the road.

One of the nice things about the State Quarters is that it is possible to complete a set from circulation. The idea was that you wouldn't have to be a typical 'coin collector' to complete a set (at least during this time period when they're being minted)

However, many of the designs wear quickly in use, and it's already getting a lot harder to complete an AU/BU set from circulation.
Inevitably, this will increase interest in BU rolls as time goes on.

The general public's interest in the series may decline after 2010, but the type of persons who remain interested in the series will shift to those who are more of the 'coin collector' type.

In 50-60 years, a complete BU set of State Quarters may have some 'collector' interest, particularly if their base metal value was close to face value by then!

It comes down to a supply and demand issue for me.

There will never be much of a demand for circulated pieces as so many were made.

Following the same logic, So many rolls were saved that I have a hard time believing that there will ever be a huge market for BU examples as well. Then you throw in the number of these things which have been graded by the top 3... and it makes me think comparatively speaking the demand for high MS examples won't be that great either.

There might be a run up on roll prices soon as I suspect there are several individuals out there who quit the series with the mindset of finishing it later. These people might want to go out and finish their sets. But once that rush is over... I don't see there being another.

(I just went to my local dealer the other day and purchased all of the coins from 2002 on in 63+. He charged 50 cents per. I'm missing 3 P mints. I fall into the group that I mentioned above.)

I think the silver ones will go up in value! like they have been,and hopefully the ms or gem brilliant uncirculated ones too.

You could say that Barber silver coins were the " State Quarters" of their time, in terms of contemporary collector (dis)interest.

Most of the Barbers stayed in circulation until their base metal value exceed their face value in the early 1960's, which is why most of the surviving Barbers are in AG or G condition. (in fact, I think this same basic thing will happen with State Quarters as well!)

The few Barbers left in MS condition are stunning pieces to see in person! You couldn't go wrong owning one of them, because they really stand out from the hordes of AG/G Barbers that you always see at coin shops and shows.

I don't think those tons of AG/G Barbers around are candidates for major price appreciation (they lack 'eye appeal', and most of the surviving coins are in this condition), but AU/MS Barbers are a whole other story. Collectors' 'mental pictures' of Barbers are as being in AG/G condition, so many of them are amazed when they see an MS Barber up close! It gives you a new appreciation of an under-appreciated series.

And if 60+ years from now, someone used to seeing only AG/G State Quarters that were pulled from circulation (just for their cupro-nickel metal value) saw, for their first time, a folder of 50 BU State Quarters, that would be a stunning sight for them!

The 'history' that repeats itself with State Quarters may be (basically) the history that's happened with the Barber series.

As far as Barbers go, I vote for either 'buy AU/MS' or 'buy AG at junk silver price', nothing in between!

Nice idea, but then just about ALL of the State Quarters would have been hoarded from circulation, quickly! (and even by 'serious' coin collectors!)


A drawer full of U.S. State Quarters in Mongolia or Albania would be very impressive!

It's gonna take 20-30 years for most of those hoards to be dissipated,
but most of those hoarded coins are 'average circulated' anyway and may as well be spent and worn out anyway! This is one thing I had in mind when saying that State Quarters won't be major collectibles 20-30 years from now...A lot of BU specimens may also be spent over the next 20-30 years as well (Collections passing from the original owners' hands, one way or another!).

Ironically, such a hoard might be more worthwhile 60 or so years from now, when I project that they'll be worth close to (or at, or better than) base metal value in face value. Then, they'll be a nice big pile of copper/nickel bullion!