• The Top 25 Most Valuable U.S. Quarters

• Valuable Quarters
• Valuable Quarters By Year

Ever wonder what the most valuable U.S. quarters are? There are many pricey quarters in the coin collecting market, and it’s no surprise, as the 25-cent coin is really the workhorse of U.S. coins in circulation today. The Quarter is used for everything from toll booths to vending machines, and it is usually the highest-value coin given as change during a cash purchase.

Quarters have been popular with coin collectors for many decades, but they’ve seen increased numismatic attention since 1999, when the U.S. Mint began releasing new reverse designs every 10 weeks in the 50 States Quarter program. This most ambitious initiative caught on with the public like wildfire, and it was estimated in the early 2000s that up to 100 million Americans were collecting coins. While a lot of the 50 State Quarter buzz has since simmered down, quarter dollars are still widely collected. Though no Washington Quarters rank among the Top 25 most valuable quarters on this list, there are several dates in the Washington Quarter series that are quite scarce and worth hundreds of dollars in uncirculated condition.

There are known valuable errors that exist for the state quarters from Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Delaware. Our guide below has pictures, history, and probably the best information you will find on the internet about all 50 state quarters.

The most valuable Washington Quarters were minted in the 1930's, and 1940's, there are a few however like the 1955 D Washington Quarter that were minted in the 50's and still worth a alot. Have a look at the list below and if you are interested in the coin. This most valuable coin list is dynamic and is based upon the few thousand or so United States coins found in our ever growing database (updated: 2021). As of now our database consists almost entirely of coins from 1880s-2021, as we wanted to focus mostly on coins that were readily accessible and possibly still in circulation. This coin is exceedingly rare. The Secret Service confiscated the early specimens until the U.S. Mint admitted they were genuine. Counterfeits abound but usually have the wrong mint mark. In May 2014, a mother in Texas found one while going through rolls of coins. PCGS graded the coin AU-55, and it is valued at approximately $24,000. 25 Most Valuable Quarters (Updated 2021) The following list details the 25 most valuable United States quarters minted from the late 1800's to the current date (Updated 2021). This list is intended to be used by coin collectors as a tool to score some great coins at antique shops and maybe even estate sales.

The quarter was originally issued in 1796 by the Philadelphia Mint and was often dubbed the “2 bits” coin – a reference to its face value of 25 cents, representing two segments of a Pieces of Eight coin. In early times during American history, the Pieces of Eight coin was regularly used as the base currency, often standing in for the official base currency – the silver dollar.

The prices listed below among the Top 25 most valuable quarters refer to coins grading Good-4 on the Sheldon Grading Scale, unless otherwise noted.

1. 1823/22 Liberty Cap Quarter: $35,000 – The most expensive quarter in a grade of Good isn’t the first quarter ever issued (from 1796) but, rather, an overdate variety from the 19th-century Liberty Cap Quarter series. Many of the early quarters are overdate varieties, as the dies were often reused from earlier years. Some overdates are more common than others, and in the case of the quarter, the 1823/22 is the king of them all.

2. 1796 Draped Bust Quarter: $12,000 – This is the first quarter, and at $12,000 for a specimen in grade Good-4, the deal isn’t bad at all. Very few of the original 6,146 quarters minted in 1796 exist today, and as an important piece of coinage history, this quarter will always have a market.

3. 1870-CC Seated Liberty Quarter: $10,000 – All coinage from the Carson City Mint is scarce anyway, but certain issues from this long-closed mint prove far tougher to find than others. That can be said for the 1870-CC quarter, which saw a tiny mintage of 8,340 and is extremely difficult to locate. Pieces in Mint State Grades have proven virtually impossible to find.

4. 1804 Draped Bust Quarter: $5,500 – Across the board, U.S. coins bearing the date 1804 are in high demand, as most were minted in very small quantities. Just 6,738 quarters sere made in 1804, which is only slightly higher than the number made in 1796.

5. 1901-S Barber Quarter: $5,200 – The key date in the Barber Quarter series, the 1901-S was minted to the tune of just 72,664 pieces which tiny when compared to other 20th-century coin issues. While you should be able to find a 1901-S quarter with a bit of searching, the demand for this scarce coin far outstrips the meager supply.

6. 1873-CC Seated Liberty Quarter: $5,000 – We’re back to addressing the scarceness of those early 1870s Carson City Mint quarters again, and the 1873-CC is definitely a tough coin, with only 12,462 originally struck. A much smaller quantity remains today.

7. 1871-CC Seated Liberty Quarter: $3,450 – Yet another early 1870s Carson City quarter has made this list. It’s impossible to overstate just how scarce these coins are. In this case, just 10,890 were made – only a tiny amount of these survive today.

8. 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter: $2,850 – It’s no surprise this famous Standing Liberty Quarter cracked the Top 10 in a grade of Good-4. There are multiple reasons there is so much allure behind the 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter. For one, it’s a first-year type coin. It also boasts a small mintage of 52,000 pieces. What’s more, it features a scandalous design that exposed Miss Liberty’s right breast – a tiny detail that caused a big stir in the American public to say the least. Miss Liberty was made a little more modest in 1917 by designer Hermon Atkins MacNeil with the addition of a chain mail vest.

9. 1822 25/50C. Liberty Cap Quarter: $2,750 – Another early overdate has cracked the Top 10 of the most valuable quarters. Of course, most type coin collectors won’t give a second thought about collecting overdates like this, but for Bust coin enthusiasts - and there are many in the numismatic community - these die varieties are highly attractive and very rare for the most part.

10. 1913-S Barber Quarter: $1,800 – The 10th of the most valuable quarters on this list is represented by the 1913-S Barber Quarter. Only 40,000 pieces were originally made, and fewer survive today. Making this coin all the tougher is the demand for it – there are simply not enough examples of this coin to satisfy all the people who collect Barber Quarters by date and mint mark.

What follows are coin values for the most valuable quarters ranking from 11th place to 25th:

11. 1918/17-S Standing Liberty Quarter: $1,550

12. 1872-CC Seated Liberty Quarter: $1,450

13. 1824/2 Liberty Cap Quarter: $950

14. 1872-S Seated Liberty Quarter: $850

15. 1896-S Barber Quarter: $845

16. 1854-O huge “O” Seated Liberty Quarter: $800

17. 1860-S Seated Liberty Quarter: $750

18. 1805 Draped Bust Quarter: $555

19. 1849-O Seated Liberty Quarter: $550

20. 1806 Draped Bust Quarter: $525

21. 1807 Draped Bust Quarter: $525

22. 1828 25/50C. Liberty Cap Quarter: $500

23. 1842-O small date Liberty Seated Quarter: $500

24. 1871-S Seated Liberty Quarter: $500

25. 1866 Seated Liberty Quarter $450

Valuable Quarters

Most Bicentennial quarters are worth at least $5 in Mint State.

Any piece in circulated condition is generally only worth its face value. In other words, 25 cents.

Bicentennial quarters were made to commemorate America's 200th birthday. They feature a special reverse design and the date '1776–1976' in honor of the occasion.

How Much Each Bicentennial Quarter Is Worth

Prices below are aggregated from CDN Greysheet, NGC Coin Explorer, PCGS CoinFacts, USA CoinBook.

The values listed are for coins grading MS65 or PR65. Higher grades will garner a premium above the listed values.

Collecting Bicentennial Quarters

Special Mint sets included 40% silver varieties of the 1976 quarter. These tend to be the most valuable varieties in this brief series.

In fact, millions of the silver Bicentennial quarters were melted down in 1982 and subsequent years. This reduced the number existing from the original mintage of approximately 11 million.

More than 1.6 billion Bicentennial quarters were made in total over the two years of production.

The conventional wisdom of collecting Mint State specimens applies even more so to this series. Much of the initial production run didn't result in particularly well-struck coins. Moreover, not all of those that were collected and hoarded were properly preserved. Thus high-grade examples are somewhat more scarce.

Furthermore, these commemorative quarters are not the first thing that comes to mind when you want to buy silver coins. That may have added to their scarcity over the years.

Bicentennial Quarter Historical Background

The Bicentennial quarter was minted only in 1975 and 1976.

Production began a year early in order to discourage hoarding of the coin. This helped ensure that the public could see and enjoy the new designs regularly.

You may even come across them in pocket change today!

Image: Postcardly

The goal of maximizing public exposure to the patriotic theme informed the decision to make the quarters circulating commemoratives. The Bicentennial quarter was one of many circulating commemorative coins issued during the 1970s.

Jack L. Ahr designed the reverse image. His design was chosen through an open contest held by the Treasury in 1973.

Both the Kennedy half dollar and Eisenhower dollar also received temporary Bicentennial reverse designs for 1976. Therefore, none of these U.S. coin denominations exist with the year-date '1975.'

All three Bicentennial coins were made as circulation strikes. The 'classic' U.S. commemorative coin program had been on hiatus since 1954.

Bicentennial Quarter Design

The reverse design honors America's 200th anniversary of declaring independence in 1776.

A revolutionary soldier playing a drum replaces the eagle on the reverse design. To the left of the drummer, above the inscription 'E PLURIBUS UNUM,' thirteen stars encircle a torch.

The dual date '1776–1976' appears on the obverse. For the same reason, the dual date was used on the circulating editions of the half dollar and $1 coin, as well.

Everything else about the obverse remains unchanged. You'll find the mintmark to the right of Washington's portrait. The national motto 'IN GOD WE TRUST' is inscribed to his left. 'LIBERTY' curls across the top rim.

Valuable Quarters By Year