AboutMyCoin1963 Washington Quarter (No Mint Mark)
A 1963 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
- 1963
- 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: 74,316,000
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.
The last ordinary year
1963 is the last year silver quarters were struck and spent without anyone thinking about it. Silver reached $1.29 an ounce that year — the price at which a silver dollar’s metal is worth its face value — and Congress repealed the Silver Purchase Acts in June, ending the Treasury’s ability to hold the price down. Quarters started leaving circulation shortly afterwards, and the Coinage Act of 1965 followed just over two years later.
That is why 1964 mintages are several times the size of 1963’s: the Mint was striking against a coin shortage caused by people pulling silver out of tills. A 1963 quarter is the more interesting coin of the two for that reason, and worth precisely the same.
Not an appraisal. AboutMyCoin estimates from published specifications and does not authenticate or grade coins.