Washington Quarter
1932 to 1964 Silver
1965 to present clad
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The quarter was finally redesigned in 1932 with the face of George Washington, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his birth, and is still made that way today. The reverse is that of a standing eagle above a wreath with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA above and QUARTER DOLLAR below. A special reverse was minted in 1976 to highlight the Bicentennial. Starting in 1999, the reverse of the coin began displaying designs of the states. The Washington quarter was made of silver through the 1964 year by three mints, the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco, and proof coins were made of silver from 1965 to the present time. But ordinary coins for circulation were changed to clad starting in 1965 and remain that way to date. There are three Washington quarters that have unusual value due to low production or double die strikes. These are the 1932 D, the 1932 S, and the 1934. |
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| This is a proof coin taken from a 1960 proof set. | This is the reverse of the coin at left. | |
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| The coin above is a 1963 silver proof but has been touched by fingers and has lost some of its value, which would otherwise be about $11. I also have an album of these coins which includes all issues into the late 20th century and a second album which includes all of the 50 states issues which started in 1999 and continued into the 21st century. | This is the reverse of the coin |