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The following mint marks indicate which mint the coin was made at ... 1944 (P) 104,956,000 D ... First time the P mint mark was used on the quarter D 518,327,487 S ...
Key dates for the series include the 1939-D, and 1950-D nickels. The 1939-D nickel with a mintage of 3,514,000 coins is the second lowest behind the 1950-D nickel. The cause of the key date of 1939 stems from the new design that excited collectors the year prior, after the initial hype had settled down fewer nickels were saved.
The Quarter-Dollar, Half-Dollar and Dollar coins were issued in the copper 91.67% nickel 8.33% composition for general circulation and the Government issued six-coin Proof Set. A special three-coin set of 40% silver coins were also issued by the U.S. Mint in both Uncirculated and Proof.
Below are the mintage figures for the United States quarter up to 1930, before the Washington quarter design was introduced.. The following mint marks indicate which mint the coin was made at (parentheses indicate a lack of a mint mark):
Collectors and numismatics professionals use something called the Sheldon Scale to grade coins on a scale of 1 to 70, with coins rated at 70 holding the highest value. Color, the coin’s wear and ...
Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse 50¢ Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar Booker T. Washington Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin 90% Ag, 10% Cu Uncirculated: 100,017 (P) 100,017 D 100,017 S [3] 1947 50¢ Wisconsin Statehood half dollar (vetoed) Unknown Unknown 90% ...
The new silver quarters entered circulation on August 1, 1932, and continued to be struck in silver until the Mint transitioned to copper-nickel clad coinage in 1965. A special reverse commemorating the United States Bicentennial was used in 1975 and 1976, with all pieces bearing the double date 1776–1976; there are no 1975-dated quarters.
1950-D/S Over mintmark (coin is a 1950-D, with underlying S mintmark) 1950-S/D Over mintmark (coin is a 1950-S, with underlying D mintmark) The 1940-D, 1936-D and the 1935-D coins, as well as many others in the series, are considerably more valuable than other quarters.