AboutMyCoin1997-S Proof Washington Quarter in PR63
A 1997-S proof Washington quarter graded PR63 is that coin in one particular state of preservation — the date and the mint mark are already fixed, and PR63 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 PR63 means
A 1997-S proof Washington quarter in Proof (PR-63) has clean mirrors with light hairlines visible when the coin is tilted under a lamp, and no distracting mark on the open fields of Washington’s cheek and jaw. This is roughly what a proof looks like after fifty years in the original packaging and one careless handling.
A slab, a dealer’s list or a price guide may write this grade PR-63, PF63 or PF-63. They are the same grade and the same 1997-S proof Washington quarter.
Where this grade sits
The grades a 1997-S proof Washington quarter is given run from PR60 to PR70. One step up from PR63 is Proof (PR-64). In general terms, the higher the grade the more the coin is worth.
| Grade |
|---|
| Proof (PR-60) |
| Proof (PR-61) |
| Proof (PR-62) |
| Proof (PR-63) ← this page |
| Proof (PR-64) |
| Proof (PR-65) |
| Proof (PR-66) |
| Proof (PR-67) |
| Proof (PR-68) |
| Proof (PR-69) |
| Proof (PR-70) |
How to check this yourself
Sold listings, not asking prices. The link below is already filtered to completed sales of a 1997-S proof Washington quarter in PR63, 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 1997-S Proof Washington Quarter in PR63 →
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1997-S Proof Washington Quarter: every grade, the metal and the specification →