Washington Quarter Mintage

The Washington Quarter was introduced in 1932 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington—Commander in Chief of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States of America. The coin was originally intended to be issued only for a single year. However, the design was permanently adopted. The original design was produced until 1998 amidst a change in composition from silver to copper-nickel clad. Following this change, the obverse portrait of Washington designed by John Flanagan carried over to the subsequent quarter series.

The reverse of the design featured an eagle with its wings spread, perched atop a bundle of arrows and olive branches below the eagle. Initially, the mint mark was located on the reverse under olive branches. However, in 1968, the mint mark was moved to the obverse, to the right of Washington’s bust. The coins were produced at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints throughout the series and carried the “P,” “D,” and “S” mint marks.

Washington Quarter Notes

• Throughout the series, multiple instances occurred in which Double Die Obverse varieties exist. The mintages for these varieties are included in the mintages for the 1937, 1942-D, 1943, and 1943-S Washington Quarters.
• The mintage for the 1934 Washington Quarter includes the Double Die, Light Motto, and Heavy Motto varieties.
• The lowest minted coin in the series is the 1936 Proof Washington Quarter, with a mintage of 3,837.
• The mintage for the 1941-S Washington Quarter reflects the total mintage of the Large Mint Mark and Small Mint Mark varieties.
• The mintage for the 1950 D Over S Washington Quarter is included in the mintage for the 1950-D Washington Quarter, and the mintage for the 1950 S Over D Washington Quarter is included in the mintage for the 1950-S Washington Quarter.
• The 1965 Washington Quarter has the highest mintage, with a mintage of 1,819,717,540.
• Under the Coinage Act of 1965, the silver content was eliminated from the dime and quarter dollar, making the 1964 Washington Dollar the last issue of the denomination struck for circulation in the composition of 90% silver and 10% copper.
• In 1970, the 1970-D Washington Quarters were accidentally struck on metal intended for dimes, making them lightweight compared to other coins in the series.
• Washington Quarters struck in 1975 and 1976 had a dual dating of “1776-1976” to celebrate the Bicentennial of the United States. Because of this, the table does not include 1975, and the mintage for 1976 represents the total mintage for coins struck with the dual date.
• Mintages for the 1976-S Silver Washington Quarter and the 1976-S Silver Proof Washington Quarter are approximations. Several million of these coins were melted in 1982.

Washington Quarter Mintages

Issue	Mintage
1932	5,404,000
1932-D	436,800
1932-S	408,000
1934	31,912,052
1934-D	3,527,200
1935	32,484,000
1935-D	5,780,000
1935-S	5,660,000
1936	41,300,000
1936 Proof	3,837
1936-D	5,374,000
1936-S	3,828,000
1937	19,696,000
1937 Proof	5,542
1937-D	7,189,600
1937-S	1,652,000
1938	9,472,000
1938 Proof	8,045
1938-S	2,832,000
1939	33,540,000
1939 Proof	8,795
1939-D	7,092,000
1939-S	2,628,000
1940	35,704,000
1940 Proof	11,246
1940-D	2,797,600
1940-S	8,244,000
1941	79,032,000
1941 Proof	15,287
1941-D	16,714,800
1941-S	16,080,000
1942	102,096,000
1942 Proof	21,123
1942-D	17,487,200
1942-S	19,384,000
1943	99,700,000
1943-D	16,095,600
1943-S	21,700,000
1944	104,956,000
1944-D	14,600,800
1944-S	12,560,000
1945	74,372,000
1945-D	12,341,600
1945-S	17,004,001
1946	53,436,000
1946-D	9,072,800
1946-S	4,204,000
1947	22,556,000
1947-D	15,388,000
1947-S	5,532,000
1948	35,196,000
1948-D	16,766,800
1948-S	15,960,000
1949	9,312,000
1949-D	10,068,400

Washington Quarter Mintages Continued

Issue	Mintage
1950	24,920,126
1950 Proof	51,386
1950-D	21,075,600
1950-S	10,284,004
1951	43,448,102
1951 Proof	57,500
1951-D	35,354,800
1951-S	9,048,000
1952	38,780,093
1952 Proof	81,980
1952-D	49,795,200
1952-S	13,707,800
1953	18,536,120
1953 Proof	128,800
1953-D	56,112,400
1953-S	14,016,000
1954	54,412,203
1954 Proof	233,300
1954-D	42,305,500
1954-S	11,834,722
1955	18,180,181
1955 Proof	378,200
1955-D	3,182,400
1956	44,144,000
1956 Proof	669,384
1956-D	32,334,500
1957	46,532,000
1957 Proof	1,247,952
1957-D	77,924,160
1958	6,360,000
1958 Proof	875,652
1958-D	78,124,900
1959	24,384,000
1959 Proof	1,149,291
1959-D	62,054,232
1960	29,164,000
1960 Proof	1,691,602
1960-D	63,000,324
1961	37,036,000
1961 Proof	3,028,244
1961-D	83,656,928
1962	36,156,000
1962 Proof	3,218,019
1962-D	127,554,756
1963	74,316,000
1963 Proof	3,075,645
1963-D	135,288,184
1964	560,390,585
1964 Proof	3,950,762
1964-D	704,135,528
1965	1,819,717,540
1966	821,101,500
1967	1,524,031,848
1968	220,731,500
1968-D	101,534,000
1968-S Proof	3,041,506
1969	176,212,000
1969-D	114,372,000
1969-S Proof	2,934,631
1970	136,420,000
1970-D	417,341,364
1970-S Proof	2,632,810
1971	109,284,000
1971-D	258,634,428
1971-S Proof	3,220,733
1972	215,048,000
1972-D	311,067,732
1972-S Proof	3,260,996
1973	346,924,000
1973-D	232,977,400
1973-S Proof	2,760,339
1974	801,456,000
1974-D	353,160,300
1974-S Proof	2,612,568

1776-1976 Bicentennial Washington Quarter Mintages

Issue	Mintage
1976	809,784,016
1976-D	860,118,839
1976-S Proof	7,059,099
1976-S Silver Clad	11,000,000
1976-S Silver Clad Proof	4,000,000

Washington Quarter Mintages Continued

Issue	Mintage
1977	468,556,000
1977-D	256,524,978
1977-S Proof	3,251,152
1978	521,452,000
1978-D	287,373,152
1978-S Proof	3,127,781
1979	518,708,000
1979-D	489,789,780
1979-S Proof	3,677,175
1980-P	635,832,000
1980-D	518,327,487
1980-S Proof	3,554,806
1981-P	601,716,000
1981-D	575,722,833
1981-S Proof	4,063,083
1982-P	500,931,000
1982-D	480,042,788
1982-S Proof	3,857,479
1983-P	673,535,000
1983-D	617,806,446
1983-S Proof	3,279,126
1984-P	676,545,000
1984-D	546,483,064
1984-S Proof	3,065,110
1985-P	775,818,962
1985-D	519,962,888
1985-S Proof	3,362,821
1986-P	551,199,333
1986-D	504,298,660
1986-S Proof	3,010,497
1987-P	582,499,481
1987-D	655,594,696
1987-S Proof	4,227,728
1988-P	562,052,000
1988-D	596,810,688
1988-S Proof	3,262,948
1989-P	512,868,000
1989-D	896,535,597
1989-S Proof	3,220,194
1990-P	613,792,000
1990-D	927,638,181
1990-S Proof	3,299,559
1991-P	570,968,000
1991-D	630,966,693
1991-S Proof	2,867,787
1992-P	384,764,000
1992-D	389,777,107
1992-S Proof	2,858,981
1992-S Silver Proof	1,317,579
1993-P	639,276,000
1993-D	645,476,128
1993-S Proof	2,633,439
1993-S Silver Proof	761,353
1994-P	825,600,000
1994-D	880,034,110
1994-S Proof	2,484,594
1994-S Silver Proof	785,329
1995-P	1,004,336,000
1995-D	1,103,216,000
1995-S Proof	2,117,496
1995-S Silver Proof	679,985
1996-P	925,040,000
1996-D	906,868,000
1996-S Proof	1,750,244
1996-S Silver Proof	775,021
1997-P	595,740,000
1997-D	599,680,000
1997-S Proof	2,055,000
1997-S Silver Proof	741,678
1998-P	896,268,000
1998-D	821,000,000
1998-S Proof	2,086,507
1998-S Silver Proof	878,792

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