AboutMyCoin1979-S Proof Washington Quarter
A 1979-S proof Washington quarter is copper-nickel clad over a copper core with no silver in it at all, was sold in a 1979 collector set rather than released into circulation, and is one of 3,677,175 struck.
Coin info
- Year
- 1979
- Composition
- Copper-nickel clad over a copper core
- Weight
- 5.67 g
- Diameter
- 24.3 mm
- Face value
- $0.25
- Denomination
- Quarter
- Mint mark
- S
- Minted at
- San Francisco (S)
- Country
- United States
- Obverse
- George Washington, facing left
- Reverse
- Heraldic eagle, wings spread, on a bundle of arrows
- Edge
- Reeded
Mintage: 3,677,175
This is a proof, not a coin that was ever in a till: it was struck on a polished blank from polished dies, sold in a collector set and almost certainly kept in one. So the mintage says less about it than it would about a circulating date — nearly every one of them survives, most of them untouched. What decides the price is the metal, the state of the packaging and whether the surfaces have been fingered or hazed.
The Washington quarter series
Washington quarters dated 1932 to 1964 are 90% silver and worth many times face value; those dated 1965 and later are copper-nickel clad and worth twenty-five cents, apart from the silver proofs sold in collector sets since 1992.
- Struck
- 1932–present
- Designer
- John Flanagan
- Key dates
- 1932-D, 1932-S
The metal changed mid-series, so the date decides the metal and the metal decides most of the value.
| Years | Composition | Filed under |
|---|---|---|
| 1932–1964 | 90% silver, 10% copper | Silver |
| 1965–1998 | Copper-nickel clad over a copper core | Clad ← this coin |
| 1999–2021 | Copper-nickel clad over a copper core | Clad |
| 2022–present | Copper-nickel clad over a copper core | Clad |
Other years
2023-D Washington Quarter
A 2023-D Washington quarter was struck at Denver, is copper-nickel clad over a copper core with no silver in it at all — the same metal, and the same value, as a 2023-P.
2023-S Uncirculated Washington Quarter
A 2023-S uncirculated Washington quarter is copper-nickel clad over a copper core with no silver in it at all and was sold by the Mint in rolls and bags rather than released into circulation, so the 2,517,440 struck were all bought by collectors.
2023-P Washington Quarter
A 2023-P Washington quarter was struck at Philadelphia, is copper-nickel clad over a copper core with no silver in it at all — the same metal, and the same value, as a 2023-D.
2024-D Washington Quarter
A 2024-D Washington quarter was struck at Denver, is copper-nickel clad over a copper core with no silver in it at all — the same metal, and the same value, as a 2024-P.
2024-S Uncirculated Washington Quarter
A 2024-S uncirculated Washington quarter is copper-nickel clad over a copper core with no silver in it at all and was sold by the Mint in rolls and bags rather than released into circulation, so the 2,867,720 struck were all bought by collectors.
2024-P Washington Quarter
A 2024-P Washington quarter was struck at Philadelphia, is copper-nickel clad over a copper core with no silver in it at all — the same metal, and the same value, as a 2024-D.
2025-D Washington Quarter
A 2025-D Washington quarter was struck at Denver, is copper-nickel clad over a copper core with no silver in it at all — the same metal, and the same value, as a 2025-P.
2025-S Uncirculated Washington Quarter
A 2025-S uncirculated Washington quarter is copper-nickel clad over a copper core with no silver in it at all and was sold by the Mint in rolls and bags rather than released into circulation, so the 2,033,080 struck were all bought by collectors.
2025-P Washington Quarter
A 2025-P Washington quarter was struck at Philadelphia, is copper-nickel clad over a copper core with no silver in it at all — the same metal, and the same value, as a 2025-D.
Not an appraisal. AboutMyCoin estimates from published specifications and does not authenticate or grade coins.