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1974-S Proof Washington Quarter · graded PR62

1974-S Proof Washington Quarter in PR62

What does PR62 mean on a 1974-S proof Washington quarter?

A 1974-S proof Washington quarter graded PR62 is that coin in one particular state of preservation — the date and the mint mark are already fixed, and PR62 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 $8, from sales and public data.

What PR62 means

A 1974-S proof Washington quarter in Proof (PR-62) shows scattered hairlines and some haze over the open fields of Washington’s cheek and jaw, but the mirrors read as mirrors at arm’s length. It is the grade at which a proof stops being described by its faults alone.

A slab, a dealer’s list or a price guide may write this grade PR-62, PF62 or PF-62. They are the same grade and the same 1974-S proof Washington quarter.

Where this grade sits

The grades a 1974-S proof Washington quarter is given run from PR60 to PR70. One step up from PR62 is Proof (PR-63). 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) ← this page
Proof (PR-63)
Proof (PR-64)
Proof (PR-65)$6 – $8
Proof (PR-66)
Proof (PR-67)
Proof (PR-68)
Proof (PR-69)
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 1974-S proof Washington quarter in PR62, 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 1974-S Proof Washington Quarter in PR62 →

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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