In the midst of the depression a celebration of Washington's 200th anniversary seemed out of place. But the Congress eager to change the coinage in favor of honoring Washington held contest after contest without a clear outcome. Finally the Treasury Secretary chose the Flanagan's design - simple but not especially well suited to metallic art. Washington faces left and dominates the obverse, with the date below and LIBERTY above. The motto IN GOD WE TRUST is in the left field, with the designer's initials on the base of the neck. A spread-winged heraldic eagle adorns the reverse, encircled by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and E PLURIBUS UNUM above, and QUARTER DOLLAR and a wreath below. Continually gaining in popularity with collectors, Washington quarters are usually assembled by date and mint. Coins were issued every year except 1933.

There have been three significant changes in the series since its inception in 1932. In 1965, the composition was changed from 90% silver to a clad or "sandwich metal" of 75% copper and 25% nickel, bonded to a pure copper core. The second modification came in 1975, when Jack Ahr's Bicentennial "Drummer Boy" design appeared on the reverse, with the dual-date 1776-1976 on the obverse. In 1977, the regular design returned. Beginning in 1999, however, the Washington quarter will be changed five times per year through 2008, as each of the fifty states is commemorated on the quarter's reverse.

Mintmarks The mintmark is found below the wreath on coins dated 1964 and earlier, and just to the right of Washington's braid on issues beginning in 1968. Mintmarks include:

* None (Philadelphia Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
* D (Denver Mint in Denver, Colorado)
* S (San Francisco Mint in San Francisco, California)
* West Point Mint

SPECIFICATIONS: Diameter: 24.3 millimeters Weight: 1932-1964 6.25 grams 1965 to date: 5.67 grams; Edge: Reeded Net

1932-1964: .900 silver, .100 copper. 18084 ounce pure silver
1965 to date: .750 copper, .250 nickel bonded to a pure copper core
(Information gathered from - Wikipedia.org, Coin Resource.org, "The Red Book - A Guide Book of United States Coins", and other sources)

Coin Code	Coin Name and Date	Grade	See Photo/Buy
C025W-1934D	Washington Quarter 1934 Mintmark D Silver Coin	VG
C025W-1934	Washington Quarter 1934 No Mintmark Silver Coin	EF
C025W-1935	Washington Quarter 1935 No Mintmark Silver Coin	VG
C025W-1935S	Washington Quarter 1935 Mintmark S Silver Coin	VG	Sold Out
C025W-1936	Washington Quarter 1936 No Mintmark Silver Coin	VG
C025W-1936S	Washington Quarter 1936 Mintmark S Silver Coin	VG
C025W-1937	Washington Quarter 1937 No Mintmark Silver Coin	VG
C025W-1939	Washington Quarter 1939 No Mintmark Silver Coin	VG
C025W-1940	Washington Quarter 1940 No Mintmark Silver Coin	VG	Sold Out
C025W-1940S	Washington Quarter 1940 Mintmark S Silver Coin	VG	Sold Out
C025W-1941	Washington Quarter 1941 No Mintmark Silver Coin	VG
C025W-1941D	Washington Quarter 1941 Mintmark D Silver Coin	VG
C025W-1942-1	Washington Quarter 1942 No Mintmark Silver Coin	F	Sold Out
C025W-1942-2	Washington Quarter 1942 No Mintmark Silver Coin	VG	Sold Out
C025W-1942D	Washington Quarter 1942 Mintmark D Silver Coin	VG
C025W-1943	Washington Quarter 1943 No Mintmark Silver Coin	VG
C025W-1944	Washington Quarter 1944 No Mintmark Silver Coin	VG	Sold Out
C025W-1945	Washington Quarter 1945 No Mintmark Silver Coin	VG	Sold Out
C025W-1945S	Washington Quarter 1945 Mintmark S Silver Coin	VG
C025W-1946	Washington Quarter 1946 No Mintmark Silver Coin	VG	Sold Out
C025W-1946D	Washington Quarter 1946 Mintmark D Silver Coin	F	Sold Out
C025W-1950S	Washington Quarter 1950 Mintmark S Silver Coin	VG
C025W-1951	Washington Quarter 1951 No Mintmark Silver Coin	VG
C025W-1951S	Washington Quarter 1951 Mintmark S Silver Coin	VG
C025W-60-90Set	Washington Quarter 1964-1994 Set of 10 Copper-Nickel Coins (By decade)	VG-AU
C025W-1976D-1	Washington Quarter 1776-1976 Mintmark D Copper-Nickel Coin	AU
C025W-1976D-2	Washington Quarter 1776-1976 Mintmark D Copper-Nickel Coin	VF
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