Values
A pre-65 Washington quarter’s market depends on the date, the mint mark, and the grade. Melt is a different conversation. This page is a series reference, not a price list. This page is the silver eagle reverse, not clad and not later commemorative reverses.
The G, VF, and MS-63 columns sit in the mintage chart below. Those figures are from the NGC US Coin Price Guide, retrieved 2026-08-23. They are a published guide, not an offer and not melt. A blank cell means that grade was not printed in this pass.
A dealer looking at the coin in hand will beat a guide number. If you are trying to sell a pile of them, start with how to sell a coin collection and the Ohio coin dealer directory.
Key Dates
A PCGS article names 1932-D and 1932-S as the twin keys for the series. This is a name list, not a price list. Do not invent a 1965 key because the alloy changed.
- 1932-D
- 1932-S
Key date names: PCGS. This is a name list, not a price list.
Errors
These are named type facts. They are not extra invented rows.
Silver versus clad. 1932–1964 is 90 percent silver. 1965–1998 on this reverse is clad. That is a spec change, not an error and not a key. Clad years live on the Washington quarter page.
1976 Bicentennial reverse. Different reverse. Not a row on this eagle-reverse table.
Later programs. State, Territories, America the Beautiful, and American Women quarters are later separate pages. This page will not duplicate those tables.
Compare the coin in hand to the NGC Coin Explorer Washington page. We do not host their plates.
Varieties
Silver Washington quarters keep one eagle reverse. The motto weight on 1934 is the design subtype guides name. Doubled dies exist on later dates. This page does not list every one.
- 1934 Light MottoIN GOD WE TRUST is weak. PCGS lists this beside a medium motto and a heavy motto. Three obverse hubs were used.
- 1934 Medium MottoThe letters are sharper but still thin. It is the middle hub, not a second denomination.
- 1934 Heavy MottoThe motto is thick. A diagnostic guides use is the center peak of the W in WE. This page does not print a count.
Names follow PCGS CoinFacts and NGC, the same publishers this site already cites. This is a name list, not a price list and not a count.
Mintage
Washington silver eagle-reverse quarters were struck from 1932 through 1964, with no 1933. This chart is those silver years, not the whole Washington design. The counts below are NGC Coin Explorer figures retrieved 2026-08-23. Years NGC left blank stay off. 1965 clad is not a row here.
| Year | Mint | Mintage | NGC ID | G | VF | MS-63 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | P | 5,404,000 | 15790 | $13 | $13 | $80 |
| 1932 | D | 436,800 | 15791 | $85 | $200 | $1,675 |
| 1932 | S | 408,000 | 15792 | $85 | $145 | $650 |
| 1934 | P | 31,912,052 | 15793 | $13 | $13 | $50 |
| 1934 | D | 3,527,200 | 15796 | $13 | $27.50 | $265 |
| 1935 | P | 32,484,000 | 15797 | $13 | $13 | $50 |
| 1935 | D | 5,780,000 | 15798 | $13 | $30 | $325 |
| 1935 | S | 5,660,000 | 15799 | $13 | $13 | $135 |
| 1936 | D | 5,374,000 | 15801 | $13 | $50 | $800 |
| 1936 | S | 3,828,000 | 15802 | $13 | $13 | $150 |
| 1937 | P | 19,696,000 | 15803 | $13 | $13 | $50 |
| 1937 | D | 7,189,600 | 15804 | $13 | $13 | $100 |
| 1937 | S | 1,652,000 | 15805 | $13 | $35 | $280 |
| 1938 | P | 9,472,000 | 15806 | $13 | $13 | $125 |
| 1938 | S | 2,832,000 | 15807 | $13 | $27.50 | $150 |
| 1939 | P | 33,540,000 | 15808 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1939 | D | 7,092,000 | 15809 | $13 | $13 | $60 |
| 1939 | S | 2,628,000 | 15810 | $13 | $27.50 | $140 |
| 1940 | D | 2,797,600 | 15812 | $13 | $35 | $185 |
| 1940 | S | 8,244,000 | 15813 | $13 | $13 | $45 |
| 1941 | P | 79,032,000 | 15814 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1941 | S | 16,080,000 | 15816 | $13 | $13 | $50 |
| 1942 | P | 102,096,000 | 15817 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1942 | D | 17,487,200 | 15818 | $13 | $13 | $40 |
| 1942 | S | 19,384,000 | 15819 | $13 | $13 | $95 |
| 1943 | P | 99,700,000 | 15820 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1943 | D | 16,095,600 | 15821 | $13 | $13 | $42.50 |
| 1943 | S | 21,700,000 | 15822 | $13 | $13 | $45 |
| 1944 | P | 104,956,000 | 15824 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1944 | D | 14,600,800 | 15825 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1944 | S | 12,560,000 | 15826 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1945 | P | 74,372,000 | 15827 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1945 | D | 12,341,600 | 15828 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1946 | P | 53,436,000 | 15830 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1946 | D | 9,072,800 | 15831 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1946 | S | 4,204,000 | 15832 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1947 | P | 22,556,000 | 15833 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1947 | D | 15,338,400 | 15834 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1947 | S | 5,532,000 | 15835 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1948 | P | 35,196,000 | 15836 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1948 | D | 16,766,800 | 15837 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1948 | S | 15,960,000 | 15838 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1949 | P | 9,312,000 | 15839 | $13 | $13 | $42.50 |
| 1949 | D | 10,068,400 | 15840 | $13 | $13 | $40 |
| 1950 | P | 24,920,126 | 15841 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1950 | D | 21,075,600 | 15842 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1950 | S | 10,284,004 | 15844 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1951 | P | 43,448,102 | 15846 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1951 | S | 9,048,000 | 15848 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1952 | P | 38,780,093 | 15849 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1952 | D | 49,795,200 | 15850 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1952 | S | 13,707,800 | 15851 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1953 | P | 18,536,120 | 15852 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1953 | D | 56,112,400 | 15853 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1953 | S | 14,016,000 | 15854 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1954 | P | 54,412,203 | 15855 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1954 | D | 42,305,500 | 15856 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1954 | S | 11,834,722 | 15857 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1955 | P | 18,180,181 | 15858 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1956 | P | 44,144,000 | 15860 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1956 | D | 32,334,500 | 15861 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1957 | P | 46,532,000 | 15862 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1957 | D | 77,924,160 | 15863 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1958 | D | 78,124,900 | 15865 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1959 | P | 24,384,000 | 15866 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1959 | D | 62,054,232 | 15867 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1960 | P | 29,164,000 | 15868 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1961 | P | 37,036,000 | 15870 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1961 | D | 83,656,928 | 15871 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1962 | P | 36,156,000 | 15872 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1962 | D | 127,554,756 | 15873 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1963 | D | 135,288,184 | 15875 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1964 | P | 560,390,585 | 15876 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
| 1964 | D | 704,135,528 | 15877 | $13 | $13 | $22.50 |
Mintage: NGC Coin Explorer, retrieved 2026-08-23. A blank year in the prose is a year NGC did not print. These are Explorer manufacture figures, not a Red Book net or melt.
Collector-standard year/mint presentation follows A Guide Book of United States Coins (the Red Book). These cells are Mint manufacture figures, not a Red Book net or melt.
Values: NGC US Coin Price Guide, retrieved 2026-08-23. Guide values, not offers. Not melt. NGC IDs link to the same publisher’s price-guide listing.
Key date names: PCGS. Bold rows are only dates that publisher named.
NGC ID: NGC Coin Explorer listing number, retrieved 2026-08-21. A dash means this pass did not record an ID.
This chart is the silver eagle reverse, 1932–1964. Clad 1965–1998 lives on the Washington quarter page. 1976 Bicentennial, State, Territories, America the Beautiful, and American Women quarters are not rows here. SMS and junk listings stay off. Years NGC left blank stay off. Guide cells retrieved 2026-08-23.
These are NGC Explorer manufacture figures, not a Red Book net or melt. The grade columns in the same box are NGC guide values from 2026-08-23, not an offer.
Read the date. Read the mint mark. Do not call 1965 a key because it is clad. That year lives on the Washington quarter page.
Specifications
These are mint specs, not what a dealer pays. Wear can take a little weight off. We will not invent a tolerance.
A pre-65 Washington quarter is the historic .900 silver quarter, not the later clad Washington. The design continues after 1964. The alloy does not.
| Specification | Figure |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.3 mm |
| Thickness | 1.75 mm |
| Weight | 6.25 g |
| Composition | 90% silver, 10% copper |
| Fine silver | 0.18084 troy oz. Melt math uses this figure. It does not appraise a coin. |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Designer | John Flanagan |
Thickness 1.75 mm is the Numista silver Washington page (N#54) and the Numista clad page (N#55). Silver 1932–1964 is 6.25 g. Clad 1965–1998 is 5.67 g. See also the U.S. Mint quarter page. Fine silver 0.18084 troy oz is the silver years only.
Grading
A pre-65 Washington quarter wears first on Washington’s hair and cheek, and on the eagle’s breast. This page is the silver eagle reverse, 1932–1964.
1932-D and 1932-S are the PCGS-named keys. 1965 clad is not a key and is not a row here. Later State, Territories, America the Beautiful, and American Women reverses are later pages.
Key Diagnostic Areas
| Area | What to examine | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Washington’s hair and cheek | The hair above the ear and the cheekbone. | Those high points flatten while the coat can still look busy. |
| Eagle’s breast | The feathers on the center of the eagle. | The breast goes slick first on the eagle reverse. |
| Date and mint mark | The numerals and the mint mark, when there is one. | A worn date is a worn quarter. This page stops at 1964. |
| Alloy | 1932–1964 is 90 percent silver. Clad 1965–1998 lives on the Washington quarter page. | The alloy change is composition, not a key-date story. |
Circulated & Mint State
These cards describe this coin, not a second copy of the P-1 through MS-70 chart. The shared numbers live on the glossary.
See graded photos. The photos that show what VF looks like live at PCGS. We do not host their plates. NGC Coin Explorer is another look if you want a second set. Guide values on this page came from the NGC Price Guide.
What each named grade looks like on this design.
Poor
Poor
A silver quarter you can still name if you already know the type.
- Washington’s hair is gone.
- The eagle’s breast is a lump.
- the date may be a shadow. Shine does not raise this.
AG
About Good
You might read a digit. The high points are already slick.
- Washington’s hair is worn to a blank patch.
- The eagle’s breast is not a conversation yet.
- If you cannot read the date without hoping, stay here.
Good
Good
The date is readable. The design is still mostly an outline.
- Washington’s hair is flat. The portrait is a head, not a face.
- The eagle’s breast is outlined.
- 1932-D and 1932-S are the named keys. 1965 is not this page.
VG
Very Good
The date is clear. A little life returns away from the high points.
- Some leftover detail sits next to washington’s hair.
- The eagle’s breast starts to hint at itself.
- Do not clean the date to “see it better.”
Fine
Fine
You can follow the design. The high points are outlined, not sharp.
- Washington’s hair is outlined and tired.
- The eagle’s breast shows leftover lines, not a full coat.
- the date should be clear.
VF
Very Fine
The design is doing real work. The high points still decide.
- Leftover detail sits in washington’s hair.
- The eagle’s breast has leftover lines. The center is still the worn spot.
- 1932-D and 1932-S are the named keys. 1965 is not this page.
EF
Extremely Fine
Most of the coin looks sharp. The high points tell on it.
- Light wear on washington’s hair and the eagle’s breast.
- Those spots go first. A pretty tone does not hide a flat high point.
- 1932-D and 1932-S are the named keys. 1965 is not this page.
AU
About Uncirculated
Almost no wear — and “almost” lives on the same high points.
- A trace of rub on washington’s hair.
- Luster may still sit in the fields. Rub is still rub.
- 1932-D and 1932-S are the named keys. 1965 is not this page.
Basal MS
Mint State
No wear. The fight is marks and luster, not how white the coin looks.
- No rub on washington’s hair or the eagle’s breast.
- Marks and luster decide how this mint-state coin lives.
- 1932-D and 1932-S are the named keys. 1965 is not this page.
Choice
Choice Mint State
Still no wear. Cleaner fields than basal mint state.
- Same no-wear rule on washington’s hair.
- Fewer marks in the fields. Luster is more intact.
- 1932-D and 1932-S are the named keys. 1965 is not this page.
Gem
Gem Mint State
A clean example of the type. Still mint state, still not a story.
- No wear on washington’s hair or the eagle’s breast.
- Marks and luster, not a romance about a date.
- A slab is an opinion in plastic. The glossary has the numbers.
Proof Washington quarters exist for part of the silver run. This page does not invent a PR price grid — NGC did not print one in the 2026-08-23 sheet used here. The proof numbers live on the glossary.
Copper color designations (BN, RB, RD) do not apply here. Those belong on copper coins. See the Lincoln Wheat cent and the glossary.
Overview
A pre-65 Washington quarter is a United States quarter struck on John Flanagan’s portrait with the eagle reverse in 90 percent silver from 1932 through 1964. Collectors mean those silver years when they say pre-65 Washington. The same Flanagan design continues after 1964 in clad. That later coin is not this melt.
For the clad continuation, read the Washington quarter page.
People like them because they show up in jars and the 1932-D / 1932-S names give you something to chase. They are also easy to ruin. A wiped coin looks “better” to a seller and worse to everyone else.
This page is a series article, not a shop listing.
History
Standing Liberty ends in 1930. Washington begins in 1932 for the bicentennial of Washington’s birth. This page is the silver eagle reverse through 1964. In 1965 the circulating quarter becomes clad. The portrait stays. The alloy does not. That is not a key-date story. State quarters begin in 1999. Those tables live later.
This page will not invent a shop list or a melt story that treats 1965 like silver.
Design
Obverse: Washington facing left, “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and the date. Reverse on this page: an eagle, “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” and “QUARTER DOLLAR.” Look at the hair, the cheek, and the eagle’s breast. Those spots go flat first. 1965 clad is composition, not a grade, and not this page.
People Also Ask
What years are pre-65 Washington quarters?
Collectors mean the 90 percent silver Washington quarters on the eagle reverse, 1932 through 1964. There is no 1933. The same Flanagan portrait continues after 1964 in clad. This page is the silver years, not the whole design. 1976 used a different reverse and is not a row here.
How much is a pre-65 Washington quarter worth?
It depends on the date, the mint mark, and the grade. The G, VF, and MS-63 columns in the mintage chart are NGC guide values from 2026-08-23, not an offer. Melt is a different conversation. A dealer looking at the actual coin will beat a guide number.
Are 1965 Washington quarters silver?
No. Circulation Washington quarters from 1965 through 1998 on this eagle reverse are copper-nickel clad. The portrait stays. The alloy changes. That continuation lives on the Washington quarter page. It is not the melt of a pre-65 quarter.
Is 1965 a key date Washington quarter?
No. 1965 is the first clad year. An alloy change is not a key date. This page stops at 1964.
What are the key date Washington quarters?
A PCGS article names 1932-D and 1932-S as the twin keys. Those names stay on this silver page. This page will not invent a 1965 key around the alloy change.
Collector Considerations
Buy the coin, not the story. A common late silver date in a high grade can cost more than a worn 1932-D someone called “key” like that was the whole conversation.
If you inherited a jar, do not scrub the date. The coin dealer directory starts in Ohio.
For the quarter that came before, read the Standing Liberty quarter. For the clad continuation, read the Washington quarter.
A Final Word
Pre-65 Washington quarters reward people who slow down. Read the date. Read the mint mark. Look at the hair and the eagle. Leave the polish under the sink. Do not call a 1965 quarter silver because the face looks the same.
When you want the clad continuation on this site, the Washington quarter is already here.