Was it to create jobs?
To celebrate the states or/and America?
What was the goal of minting the Quarters?
Same as the USPS program of commemorative stamps. They want people to collect and save them rather than spend them.
I have rolls of Canadian 1967, 1968 Silver quarters, What is the value, and they are for sale.
The ’67 quarters will have their silver value and if they had been in packaged mint condition (not rolled) they would have additional value to a collector. There were two Quarters made in ’67, one weighed 5.83 grams and the other 5.05 grams. The former is .8000 silver and the latter .500 silver. If you’re trying to sell to a dealer or as silver scrap you will likely get between 50% and 70% of silver value, depending on quantity.
The ’68 quarters will, for the most part, be worth a quarter, but it depends on if they are the silver ones or the non-silver quarters. The silver quarters won’t be attracted to a magnet. The non-silver ones, unless in packaged mint condition, are worth face-value. The silver coins weigh 5.05 grams and contain .500 silver.
So, to determine silver value, you’d have to weigh the coins and test the ’68 coins with a magnet.
There are a lot of resources which will help numismatists, new or old, in deciding the worth and value of coins they’ve.
There are books released, “The Red Book” (guidebook of U.S.A.’s Coin), “The Blue Book” (An Handbook of USA’s Coins), also as coin broadcasts and catalogues accessible at any common or private library, traders/stores of coins anywhere in the USA There are also web guidebooks for the costs of US coins for sale on the net, especially the NumisMedia site.
This site provides a synopsis for the price of all coins, following is basic values of every cent, dime or cent in the marketplace.
The U.S. wheat-cent, the distributed ones
The cost of all these coins which were made before 1958, or those which are dated to 1940, are presently being bought by dealers for 2 cents each, or lesser. But, those made prior to 1940 get a much greater price – from a couple of more cents to some more dollars.
Silver-dollars
US’ Silver-dollars particularly those made prior to 1935 have about an oz. of silver in it. These are the favorites of numismatists and may be traded for much more than their true value in terms of silver if they’re intact or not worn badly.
The dollars of Anthony B Susan
If by some luck you get one from these as an change, its price is more than one dollar and professor Anthony B Susan dollars command even a lot more. They’re not easy to find as they’re not commonly being passed around.
Quarters, halves and dollars – the bicentennial kind
Billions of these were made, and as there are a lot of them, their value is commonly only their nominal value. There are dealers however who bear one-tenth of the nominal value as exchange premium for circulated bicentenary coins, and a couple of dollars more for coins which are not circulated.
Freaky coins
Believe it or don’t, there are coins having two heads out there! Fundamentally, these are mints with 2 different designs on every side. These coins were done in mistake and fault wasn’t discovered till the year 2000. These types of coins are called as “mules”. It was found in 1999 that a centime with Abraham Lincoln’s face on a particular side and Roosevelt’s image existed on the other.
If you find this type coin it should be taken to an authorized coin trader and valuated to check if it’s genuine. If so, the coin can be put for an auction and bid a couple of dollars extra.
It’s thus true that one coin is fundamentally worth more than gathers the eye.
Abhishek Agarwal
http://www.articlesbase.com/collecting-articles/coin-collection-sale-how-to-determine-the-right-price-739684.html
There are a lot of resources which will help numismatists, new or old, in deciding the worth and value of coins they’ve.
There are books released, “The Red Book” (guidebook of U.S.A.’s Coin), “The Blue Book” (An Handbook of USA’s Coins), also as coin broadcasts and catalogues accessible at any common or private library, traders/stores of coins anywhere in the USA There are also web guidebooks for the costs of US coins for sale on the net, especially the NumisMedia site.
This site provides a synopsis for the price of all coins, following is basic values of every cent, dime or cent in the marketplace.
The U.S. wheat-cent, the distributed ones
The cost of all these coins which were made before 1958, or those which are dated to 1940, are presently being bought by dealers for 2 cents each, or lesser. But, those made prior to 1940 get a much greater price – from a couple of more cents to some more dollars.
Silver-dollars
US’ Silver-dollars particularly those made prior to 1935 have about an oz. of silver in it. These are the favorites of numismatists and may be traded for much more than their true value in terms of silver if they’re intact or not worn badly.
The dollars of Anthony B Susan
If by some luck you get one from these as an change, its price is more than one dollar and professor Anthony B Susan dollars command even a lot more. They’re not easy to find as they’re not commonly being passed around.
Quarters, halves and dollars – the bicentennial kind
Billions of these were made, and as there are a lot of them, their value is commonly only their nominal value. There are dealers however who bear one-tenth of the nominal value as exchange premium for circulated bicentenary coins, and a couple of dollars more for coins which are not circulated.
Freaky coins
Believe it or don’t, there are coins having two heads out there! Fundamentally, these are mints with 2 different designs on every side. These coins were done in mistake and fault wasn’t discovered till the year 2000. These types of coins are called as “mules”. It was found in 1999 that a centime with Abraham Lincoln’s face on a particular side and Roosevelt’s image existed on the other.
If you find this type coin it should be taken to an authorized coin trader and valuated to check if it’s genuine. If so, the coin can be put for an auction and bid a couple of dollars extra.
It’s thus true that one coin is fundamentally worth more than gathers the eye.
Abhishek Agarwal
http://www.articlesbase.com/collecting-articles/coin-collection-sale-how-to-determine-the-right-price-739684.html
I collect United States Quarters and I almost have a complete set but I keep finding ones like Guam, Puerto Rico, and District of Columbia. Other than the usual 50, (or 51 if you want to count the eagle) how many different quarters are there?
The original state quarters program had 50 different designs. Another program of 6 quarters was added for 2009 and they were Washington DC., Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin islands and Northern marianas. The people living in these places are American citizens. It is a different program and is not part of the original state quarter programs for the territories above are not states. You can add them or not it is up to you. As for different types of quarters there are many from the silver Washington quarters all the way back to the Draped bust type of 1796. Most collectors agree the most beautiful is the Standing Liberty of 1916-1930. The territories quarters were distributed using no system, so they are out there but not easy to find. They will show up though.
i was wondering if it was worth more than the $13.00 or whatever the amount is. I’ve collected them since 98′ and have all the Quarters in a collectors map. if it is worth more than the individual quarter value, about how much is it worth as a whole?
srry ment 99′. i didnt want to get flamed for that.
My guess is there are thousands that have the set intact and since it has not aged that much you have no increase in the amount of the set other than keeping it and possibly have to pass it on to your children to reap the rewards.
I know many of internatrional people collect the Quarters. do local people who are American also collect the quarters?
I do, but I collect all sorts of US coins.
I have almost all the Quarters but I cant seem to find a store that sells them. I dont want to buy it online.
Hello there,
Walmart and K-mart used to have them. Of course most hobby shops should have them, like hobby lobby.
Later,
I have 2 100 count bags of Pennsylvania state quarters and would like to sell them. One is from the Philadelphia mint and the other is from the Denver mint. I bought both bags directley from the US Mint when they came available and they have been setting in my closet unopened. I have checked the prices on ebay and just don’t understand how a bag can sell for 200 dollars and the next bag not even get a single bid. I also have 2 bags of New Jersey Quarters…any opinions welcome…thanks, Vince
The bag in whole may not be worth much more than face value. Alot of collecters now are into collecting error coins and there have been quite a bit of state quarter errors identified. If I were you I would hold onto them for the time being. If you are not forced to sell them, the price can only go up.
My jar is getting full of Canadian coins especially Canadian Quarters. I called my bank and they don’t accept them. I was hoping that I would trade them for american coins. Any suggestions on what to do with them?
Instead of traveling to Canada just to trade in the American coins!
Take ‘em to Canada.