AboutMyCoin1996-D Washington Quarter in F15
A 1996-D Washington quarter graded F15 is that coin in one particular state of preservation — the date and the mint mark are already fixed, and F15 is what a grader called the surface that survived. What that looks like on this coin is below. Where the grade sits against the rungs either side of it, and every way it is written on a slab, are in the table below.
What F15 means
A 1996-D Washington quarter in Fine (F-15) is a Fine coin at the better end of the grade: the same moderate, even wear, but the eagle’s individual breast and leg feathers start to show at the centres and the high points of Washington’s hair above and behind the ear hold more of their shape than on a coin graded twelve. The difference between the two is a judgement of degree rather than of kind, which is why they sell so close together.
A slab, a dealer’s list or a price guide may write this grade F-15. They are the same grade and the same 1996-D Washington quarter.
Where this grade sits
The grades a 1996-D Washington quarter is given run from PO1 to MS70. One step up from F15 is Very Fine (VF-20). In general terms, the higher the grade the more the coin is worth.
How to check this yourself
Sold listings, not asking prices. The link below is already filtered to completed sales of a 1996-D Washington quarter in F15, 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.
Not an appraisal. AboutMyCoin estimates from published specifications and does not authenticate or grade coins.
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