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1970-S Proof Washington Quarter · graded PR69

1970-S Proof Washington Quarter in PR69

What does PR69 mean on a 1970-S proof Washington quarter?

A 1970-S proof Washington quarter graded PR69 is that coin in one particular state of preservation — the date and the mint mark are already fixed, and PR69 is what a grader called the surface that survived. What that looks like on this coin is below. The nearest grade of this date this site does have a researched figure for is Proof (PR-65), at $6 to $10, from sales and public data.

What PR69 means

A 1970-S proof Washington quarter in Proof (PR-69) is one imperfection from flawless, and finding it is the grader’s work rather than the buyer’s. On modern dates this grade is common enough to be the collecting standard; on older ones it is rare.

A slab, a dealer’s list or a price guide may write this grade PR-69, PF69 or PF-69. They are the same grade and the same 1970-S proof Washington quarter.

Where this grade sits

The grades a 1970-S proof Washington quarter is given run from PR60 to PR70. One step up from PR69 is Proof (PR-70). In general terms, the higher the grade the more the coin is worth.

GradeValue range (USD)
Proof (PR-60)
Proof (PR-61)
Proof (PR-62)
Proof (PR-63)
Proof (PR-64)
Proof (PR-65)$6 – $10
Proof (PR-66)
Proof (PR-67)
Proof (PR-68)
Proof (PR-69) ← this page
Proof (PR-70)

A blank in the value column is a grade this site has not researched, not a grade the coin is worth nothing in.

How to check this yourself

Sold listings, not asking prices. The link below is already filtered to completed sales of a 1970-S proof Washington quarter in PR69, which is the difference between what somebody paid and what somebody hoped for. Until this site has a researched figure for this grade, that search is the answer — take the middle of several recent sales rather than the highest.

Completed sales of a 1970-S Proof Washington Quarter in PR69 →

Where these figures come from

We gather publicly available data from several public sources including eBay, PCGS, NGC, Numista, USA Coin Book, PriceCharting, and others.

Not an appraisal. AboutMyCoin estimates from published specifications and does not authenticate or grade coins.

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