1776 To 1976 Quarter
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It seems in the late 1990s, I was finding 1776-1976 Bicentennial quarters in my pocket change every few days – or more frequently than that. Fast forward to 2016, and suddenly they're about as scarce as Lincoln wheat pennies. What happened? How could more than 1.6 billion Bicentennial quarters – the number of copper-nickel clad piece struck at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints – seem to vanish from circulation?
It's a problem that seems to go back to the days when Kennedy half dollars disappeared from circulation. In 1964, when the United States Mint replaced the Franklin half dollar with the Kennedy half dollar, millions kept the new coin because it honored the fallen president, who had been assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. Yet even after 1970, the last year circulating Kennedy half dollars contained silver, people still kept Kennedy half dollars – including the clad ones.
Commemorative issue. 200th Anniversary of the The United States Declaration of Independence, 1776-1976. The portrait in left profile of George Washington, the first President of the UNITED STATES from 1789 to 1797, is accompanied with the motto: 'IN GOD WE TRUST' and surrounded with the lettering: 'LIBERTY'.
People believed there was something special about Kennedy halves. There's no debate they honor a great president – most Democrats and Republicans alike agree Kennedy was a wonderful leader. But virtually all worn Kennedy half dollars made since 1971 are worth only 50 cents. Regardless, Kennedy half dollars were out of essentially out of active circulation by the early 1980s, and the U.S. Mint stopped making Kennedy half dollars for circulation in 2002.
For a similar reason, Bicentennial quarters also have been removed from circulation. It's understandable that unassuming non-collectors think there's something special about the Bicentennial quarter. Surely there is – it's a one-year design (actually struck in 1975 and 1976) that has a unique picture of a Colonial drummer boy on the reverse and unusual 1776-1976 dual dating on the obverse. Some folks even ask me if it's really a 1776 quarter. I explain the reason for the dual dating and the importance of the anniversary.
As a 1981 baby, I was born at a time when the United States Bicentennial was still a recent memory for most Americans and was raised up knowing that our country turned 200 years old in 1976. But now I'm fielding questions from coin collectors who were born 15, even 20 years after I – and for whom the Bicentennial wasn't an event nearly in their lifetimes but decades before they were born. And many of these people have no idea what the Bicentennial is or what it represents. It sometimes seems saying 'the' before the word 'Bicentennial' is no longer an assumption, but rather presumptuous.
But I digress. Except to say that Bicentennial quarters are often being held aside these days by people who find their design interesting, the date intriguing, and the overall coin something potentially of high value. While worn, copper-nickel clad Bicentennial quarters may never be worth more than face value, if they teach their owners something about history, or persuade them to collect other coins, then Bicentennial quarters become worth more than just 25 cents. They render themselves priceless.
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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.
| Mintmark | Composition | Finish | Mintage | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia (none) | Cupronickel clad | Uncirculated | 809,784,016 | $6 |
| Denver (D) | Cupronickel clad | Uncirculated | 860,118,839 | $6 |
| San Francisco (S) | Cupronickel clad | Proof | 7,059,099 | $4 |
| San Francisco (S) | 40% Silver | Uncirculated | 11,000,000 | $7.50 |
| San Francisco (S) | 40% Silver | Proof | 4,000,000 (included above) | $9 |
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.
1776 To 1976 Quarter Dollar Ebay
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.