Washington Quarter
~$15
1941 · Philadelphia mint
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Washington Quarter
Did you know
It was meant to be a one-year coin for Washington's 200th birthday in 1932. It wore well, so it was kept, and it stayed on the quarter for 66 years.
What's on it
Washington faces left, copied from a bust the sculptor Houdon made from life in 1785. On the back, an eagle with wings spread.
When it was made
It reached banks on August 1, 1932, in the worst of the Great Depression. Silver quarters ran until 1964, when a silver shortage forced a new metal.
The Philadelphia mint
America's first mint, opened 1792. Its coins carried no letter at all until a P appeared on wartime nickels in 1942.
- Struck
- 1941 · Philadelphia mint
- Metal
- 0.18084 troy oz silver
- Melt
- $11.97 at $66.19/oz · 2026-09-21
- Grade
- VF-25 · Very Fine
- Size
- 24.3mm across · 1.75mm thick
- Edge
- reeded · 119 reeds
- Premium over metal
- +25%
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Valued 2026-09-21 · silver $66.19/oz · gold $4,347.50/oz
Good-faith estimate at spot, not a formal appraisal.