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The U.S. Mint has made quarters since 1796 in this order: Bust quarters (1796-1838), Liberty Seated quarters (1838-1891), Barber quarter (1892-1916), Standing Liberty quarters (1916-1930), Washington quarters (1932-present), 50 States quarters (2008), DC & US Territories quarters (2009), and America the Beautiful quarters (2010-2021). Here, experienced coin collectors are sharing fun ways to collect quarters, how to grade quarters to determine their condition & value, which quarters are the rarest & most valuable (including silver quarters), and how much your U.S. quarters are worth.
Would you be able to spot a rare and valuable 1989 quarter if it was in front of you? I’m going to tell you which 1989 quarters are worth looking for and describe the exact features that make a regular 1989 quarter extremely valuable!
A 1982 quarter can be worth a whole lot more than “just” face value. In fact, some 1982 quarters sell for thousands of dollars! Find out how much yours is worth right here.
Do you have any 1983 quarters? A 1983 quarter is generally worth more than face value… as much as $15,000 apiece!
Why did the U.S. Mint make drummer boy quarters? How many were made? Why do they have the 1776-1976 date? What do the letters “JLA” mean? Are there any drummer boy quarter errors worth looking for? What makes these Bicentennial quarters different from regular Washington quarters? Here is everything you want to know about drummer boy quarters!
Have a 1972 quarter without a mintmark? What about a 1972-D quarter or a 1972-S quarter? Find out what they’re worth here. Plus, a list of rare 1972 error quarters that you could actually find in your spare change today!
Some 1977 quarters are worth 25 cents. Some 1977 quarters are worth thousands of dollars. Here are the details you should be looking for on 1977 quarters!
Some 1974 quarters are worth more than $10,000! See exactly which features you should be looking for on 1974 quarters in order to identify the truly valuable ones. Find out how much your 1974 quarter is worth here!
Most coin collectors want to be able to look at their coins and determine an approximate grade — which will then yield important information about the coin’s worth. Here’s how U.S. coins are graded professionally AND how to grade a coin yourself at home!
You should definitely be looking for 1969 Washington quarters in your pocket change! Here’s how to tell a rare and valuable 1969 U.S. quarter that’s worth a lot of money from one that is worth only 25 cents. See how much your 1969 quarters are worth here!
What are mint marks? Mintmarks are small letters stamped on U.S. coins that designate where the coin was made. Where a coin was minted affects its value. See which coins each U.S Mint facility made. And what a U.S. coin without a mintmark means. (Some are rare error coins. Others are not supposed to have a mint mark.)
