The Washington quarter is the present quarter dollar or 25-cent piece issued by the United States Mint. The original coin began to be struck in 1932, and was designed by sculptor John Flanagan.
As the United States prepared to celebrate the 1932 bicentennial of the birth of its first president, George Washington, members of the committee established by Congress for the bicentennial sought a Washington half dollar, to replace the regular issue Walking Liberty half dollar for that year only. Instead Congress replaced the Standing Liberty quarter, permanently. A commemorative medal was to be struck for the bicentennial, and the committee, guided by the Commission of Fine Arts and its chairman, Charles W. Moore, selected a design by Laura Gardin Fraser, anticipating that Fraser would also design the new coin. Despite objections from the Commission, Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon selected Flanagan's design, and his successor, Ogden L. Mills, refused to disturb the decision.
The new silver quarters entered circulation on August 1, 1932, and they
were struck in silver until the Mint transitioned to copper-nickel clad
coinage in 1965. A special reverse commemorating the United States Bicentennial
was used in 1975 and 1976, with all pieces bearing the double date
1776–1976; there are no 1975–dated quarters. Since 1999, the reverse of
the quarter has been used to commemorate the 50 states, the nation's other jurisdictions, and National Park Service sites—the last as part of the America the Beautiful Quarters
series, which will continue until 2021. The obverse bust design of
Washington was slightly modified by William Cousins on issues from 1999
through 2009; however, beginning with issues of 2010, the Washington
bust design returned to the original unmodified version of Flanagan's
head of Washington.
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1964 D Washington Quarter #11-23J
Nice Coin
$9.95
Free S&H
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1959 D Unc Washington Quarter #11-23M
Gem Unc
$15.00
Free S&H
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1934 Washington Quarter #11-23N
Nice Early Coin
$14.95
Free S&H
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1935 Washington Quarter #11-23O
Nice Early Coin
$14.95
Free S&H
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1936 Washington Quarter #11-23P
Nice Early Coin
$14.95
Free S&H
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1937 D Washington Quarter #11-23Q
Nice Coin
$14.95
Free S&H
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1938 Washington Quarter #11-23R
$14.95
Free S&H
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1937 Washington Quarter #11-23S
$14.95
Free S&H
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1939 Washington Quarter #11-23T
Nice Early Coin
$14.95
Free S&H
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1941 S Washington Quarter #12-11D
90% Silver
$9.95
Free S&H
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