1964 is the most common silver Washington quarter, it's worth about $3.00
The mint mark on Washington quarters dated 1932-1964 is on the reverse (tails) side below the eagle.
It depends on the quarter. From 1932-1964 silver quarters had the familiar Washington eagle design on the back, just like clad quarters up until the state quarter series. The Standing Liberty quarters depict an Eagle in flight, the barber quarter has a heraldic eagle on the reverse and earlier coins usually have something stating that it is a quarter of a dollar.
If it has one it'll be on the reverse below the eagle. No mint mark = Philadelphia, D = Denver.
7-29-11>>> 1964 is the most common date for a silver Washington quarter. Most are valued for the silver only, at $6.00 as of today.
The last year for circulating silver quarters was 1964. That predates the State and National Park quarters, so the answer is simply "an eagle". All years except 1916-1930 show the eagle with its wings spread, in various poses. From 1916 to 1930, the eagle is shown in flight.
The mint mark on Washington quarters dated 1932-1964 is on the reverse (tails) side below the eagle.
It depends on the quarter. From 1932-1964 silver quarters had the familiar Washington eagle design on the back, just like clad quarters up until the state quarter series. The Standing Liberty quarters depict an Eagle in flight, the barber quarter has a heraldic eagle on the reverse and earlier coins usually have something stating that it is a quarter of a dollar.
The 1964 Washington Quarter has .18084oz of pure silver.
If it has one it'll be on the reverse below the eagle. No mint mark = Philadelphia, D = Denver.
The current melt value of a 1964 Washington quarter is about $5.50 (as of 11 January 2013).
A pre-1964 quarter, also known as a silver quarter, contains 90% silver and 10% copper. It has approximately 0.1808 troy ounces of silver. This means that in each pre-1964 quarter, there is about 0.1808 ounces of pure silver.
Every U.S. quarter minted in or before 1964 contains silver.
1964 and earlier.
It is 90% silver. The rest is copper.
7-29-11>>> 1964 is the most common date for a silver Washington quarter. Most are valued for the silver only, at $6.00 as of today.
The last year for circulating silver quarters was 1964. That predates the State and National Park quarters, so the answer is simply "an eagle". All years except 1916-1930 show the eagle with its wings spread, in various poses. From 1916 to 1930, the eagle is shown in flight.
For Washington quarters dated 1932 through 1964, the mint mark is on the reverse (tails) side, just below the eagle. There won't be a P for Philadelphia on any of those, but rather it won't have any mark.