But **all pre-1965 Washington quarters are worth saving**. The values of these 90% silver quarters vary depending on the current price of silver and the date and condition of a given coin. Mint officials to make major changes in coin policy, including the debasement of silver dimes, quarters, and half dollars in 1965. This helped fuel a coin shortage that prompted U.S. By this time, rising silver bullion prices began pushing the intrinsic metal content of these coins to values beyond their face value. The last year the United States Mint struck the Washington quarter made with silver was 1964. It is now worth significantly more than the face value of these coins (25 cents). The public liked the design of the first president so much that it became a permanent fixture.Īll Washington quarters dated before 1965 are made from a 90% silver composition.
They were intended to be one-year commemorative coins. The Washington quarter design, introduced in 1932, followed the Standing Liberty quarter, which had replaced the unpopular Barber quarters in 1916.
