AboutMyCoin2016-S Silver Proof Washington Quarter in PR69
A 2016-S silver proof Washington quarter graded PR69 is that coin in one particular state of preservation — the date and the mint mark are already fixed, and PR69 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 PR69 means
A 2016-S silver proof Washington quarter in Proof (PR-69) is one imperfection from flawless, and finding it is the grader’s work rather than the buyer’s. On modern dates this grade is common enough to be the collecting standard; on older ones it is rare.
A slab, a dealer’s list or a price guide may write this grade PR-69, PF69 or PF-69. They are the same grade and the same 2016-S silver proof Washington quarter.
Where this grade sits
The grades a 2016-S silver proof Washington quarter is given run from PR60 to PR70. One step up from PR69 is Proof (PR-70). 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) |
| Proof (PR-64) |
| Proof (PR-65) |
| Proof (PR-66) |
| Proof (PR-67) |
| Proof (PR-68) |
| Proof (PR-69) ← this page |
| Proof (PR-70) |
How to check this yourself
Sold listings, not asking prices. The link below is already filtered to completed sales of a 2016-S silver proof Washington quarter in PR69, 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 2016-S Silver Proof Washington Quarter in PR69 →
The metal floor under it
$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
Whatever the market does, a 2016-S silver proof Washington quarter cannot be worth less than the metal in it. That figure is what the premium for PR69 is measured against, and it moves with the metal price rather than with the coin market.
Not an appraisal. AboutMyCoin estimates from published specifications and does not authenticate or grade coins.
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