bicentennial quarter worth millions – A certain generation remembers the yearlong celebration of 1976, when the United States celebrated its 200th birthday and the country was flooded with trinkets, collectibles, souvenirs, and other bicentennial items.
Bicentennial quarters were also produced by the U.S. Mint to commemorate the event, and many of them are now worth a great deal of money as we approach the country’s 250th anniversary.
As a special edition, the bicentennial coins were produced between 1975 and 1976, making them the first U.S. quarters with a reverse design in more than 50 years.
The most valuable of those coins — a 1976-S Bicentennial Silver Quarter that came in with a very high grade — sold for $19,200 at auction a few years ago, according to Chronicle Collectibles. But that’s not the only bicentennial quarter that fetches a high price. There are plenty of others that do as well.
U.S. Mint officials said most of these coins were “clad,” which means they were layered together like a sandwich with nickel, copper, and zinc. However, as Chronicle Collectibles noted, some of the bicentennial quarters contain 40% silver – an important distinction because silver coins are more valuable and rare.
Besides its condition, the price of a coin is also affected by its condition, with the finest coins commanding the highest prices.
Philadelphia (809,784,016 coins), Denver (860,118,839 coins), and San Francisco (11,000,000 uncirculated 40% silver coins, 7,059,099 proof clad coins, and 4 million proof 40% silver coins) minted the bicentennial quarters.
Bicentennial quarter worth millions
Here’s a look at seven other bicentennial quarters that have sold for more than $1,000, according to CoinValueChecker:
- 1976-S Silver Proof Bicentennial Quarter: In 2019, it sold for $13,500.
- Double Denomination 1976 Bicentennial Quarter Struck on a Dime: In 2020, it sold for $9,200.
- 1976-D Clad DDO Bicentennial Quarter Business Strike: In 2023, it was sold for $8,400.
- 1976-D Clad Bicentennial Quarter Regular Strike: 2017 sale price $6,463.
- 1976-S Clad Proof Bicentennial Quarter: In 2010, it sold for $6,038.
- 1976-S Silver Proof Deep Cameo Bicentennial Quarter: 2007 sale price of $2,760.
- 1976 Clad Bicentennial Quarter Regular Strike: In 2023, it sold for $1,821.
