In circulated condition, the state quarters do not have any added value. And since so many of them were minted, they probably never will (in your lifetime). However, uncirculated quarters from some of the states have already increased in value -- some as high as $30 per roll (of 40 coins). Generally speaking, you will only be able to sell these coins in the future if they are still in their original rolls, or have been carefully stored in airtight tubes. You can get an idea of which ones have increased in value here : http://www.workingmancoins.com/ForSale/Quar50St.htm (the ones listed at over 50 cents apiece are the ones that have increased in value)
None of the regular circulating coins are worth more than a quarter.
There are 2 errors that are worth more:
- A 1999 Delaware quarter where the back and front point the same direction, instead of being rotated 180 degrees like all other U.S. coins.
- A 2004 Iowa quarter with an extra leaf on the corn stalk.
** Improved answer: The above submission explaining an error to the 2004 Iowa State quarter is incorrect. The printing error regarding an extra leaf on the corn stalk is found on the 2004 Wisconsin quarter, and not on the 2004 Iowa quarter. If you find a corn stalk on a 2004 Iowa quarter you're likely to become a millionaire since there is no corn stalk on the Iowa pressing.
By the end of 2008, all of the original 50 states quarters had been minted and released. The official total, according to the U.S. Mint, was 34,797,600,000 coins.
This mintage data is just for the coins released for circulation, not the clad and silver proof coins. No matter how you look at it, that's a lot of quarters. Complete sets made up from coins taken from circulation will likely never increase in value.
Sets of uncirculated coins are still in demand and do sell at an average price of $40.00.
That's an extremely broad question. Quarters have been issued since the 1790s so there are many valuable issues.
At a most basic level, any quarter dated 1964 or earlier is mostly silver, so its melt value at a minimum is about 0.18 times the current price of silver metal. If you're looking for coins that are valuable to a collector, there are hundreds of different possibilities based on the coins' dates, mint marks, and conditions. A few examples from the 20th century, with approximate price ranges:
Prices for 18th and 19th century quarters vary even more widely. There are many good print and online resources that can provide far more details than are possible in a single answer block. In addition there are a number of mint errors that can bring similar prices.
Obviously there's no foolproof way to judge a coin's future value. It all depends on the standard laws of supply and demand. Having said that, though, we can be fairly certain of one thing: the supply. People have collected, and continue to collect, State Quarters by the dozens. Demand has outstripped supply in some cases, as new people discover the State Quarters and want to go back for the ones they missed. In general, though, State Quarters will likely never be rare. Therefore, it's a fairly safe bet to say that State Quarters aren't a good investment for the future. Of course, any circulating coin is worth its face value, and will continue to be legal tender until legislation is introduced that says otherwise. While this has happened in limited circumstances in the past, currently any coin that was issued as legal tender is still spendable at face value (although few would take the older, less recognizable coins). You can almost be certain, that with the hundreds of millions of these coins minted for each state, they will always be considered a common coin (like bicentennial quarters), and with all the millions of these being saved in choice uncirculated condition, it's almost guaranteed that circulated ones will never have any significant collector value.
Not as an investment. Each state quarter is worth only 25 cents. However, it is still fun to search for them and create a collection.
Yes, keep them all. The are worth around $5 for melt value. Silver quarters were made until 1965.
== At least 25
25 cents... It's a quarter
no
Any of the circulated state quarters are worth 25 cents.
Technically they are worth 25 cents. 1964 was the last silver was used to make quarters. So unless they're uncirculated or proof no, they're worth 25 cents.
Most Bicentennial quarters are worth at least $5 in Mint State. Any piece in circulated condition is generally only worth its face value. In other words, 25 cents. Bicentennial quarters were made to commemorate America's 200th birthday.
The U.S. did not strike any quarters to honor the 1876 Centennial If you're referring to a BIcentennial quarter dated 1776-1976, circulated ones are worth face value only. Uncirculated specimens go for around a dollar.
Centennial quarters are worth .715 times their weight in silver. <b>Bi</b>centennial quarters are worth a quarter.
Circulated 1888 Morgan dollars, without any mintmarks have values from $30.00 to $44.00 depending on the actual grade.
Of course-- they are worth 25 cents.
It's worth 25 cents. And it is not likely to be worth any more in our lifetimes.
State quarters were minted by the carload so anything you find in circulation won't have any extra value.
If they are old enough yes, but all silver quarters are worth more than face value.
Any quarters minted before 1965 contain 90% silver and are worth several times face value.
Do you mean 1,997 quarters, or quarters from 1997, LOL? In any case they're worth 25¢ each. Out of curiosity, because these are readily available in pocket change, what made you suspect they are valuable?