AboutMyCoin1961 Washington Quarter (No Mint Mark)
A 1961 Washington quarter with no mint mark was struck at Philadelphia, is 90% silver, and contains 0.1808 troy ounces of silver.
Silver melt value
$11.64
0.1808 troy oz silver × $64.38 per troy ounce
$64.38/ozt, based on spot prices at 23 September 2026 19:59 UTC
Melt value is what the silver is worth, not necessarily what you can sell it for. But it's a good baseline.
Coin info
- Year
- 1961
- Composition
- 90% silver, 10% copper
- Weight
- 6.25 g
- Diameter
- 24.3 mm
- Silver content
- 0.1808 troy oz
- Face value
- $0.25
- Denomination
- Quarter
- Minted at
- Philadelphia (no mark)
- Country
- United States
- Obverse
- George Washington, facing left
- Reverse
- Heraldic eagle, wings spread, on a bundle of arrows
- Edge
- Reeded
Is it worth more than melt?
Probably not.
Very commonMintage: 37,036,000
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 ← this coin |
| 1965–1998 | Copper-nickel clad over a copper core | Clad |
| 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.
What the proof mintage tells you about finding a nice one
The Mint sold 3,028,244 proof sets in 1961, the first year proof production passed three million, and that matters to anyone holding a 1961 quarter: collectors were already putting this date away in quantity when it was new. Uncirculated 1961 quarters are not hard to find and are not priced as though they were.
Proof quarters were struck at Philadelphia and carry no mint mark, so a 1961 proof and an ordinary 1961 circulation strike are told apart by their surfaces rather than by a letter. A proof has mirror fields and sharp, squared rims, and almost always arrives still in its Mint packaging.
Not an appraisal. AboutMyCoin estimates from published specifications and does not authenticate or grade coins.