1989 Quarter Coin Value, Features, Types, Error& Mint Mark

The 1989 quarters come with different errors and grades that define their value based on conditions. If anyone has 1989 quarters coins will be of high value.  In USA history Washington has been very important and these coins since 1932 to today. These coins come with a photo of  George Washington on the front side. The composition of quarters changed since 9165 and nickel copper coins were replaced with silver. So they also have their value based on composition. So let’s get started with the 1989 Quarter Coin Value.

1989 Quarter Value Details

• Types: Washington quarter
• Mint – Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco
• Mintage – 1 412 623 791
• Composition – copper and nickel
• Thickness – 1.75 mm (0.06 inches)
• Weight – 5.67 g (0.2 ounces)
• Diameter – 24.26 mm (0.9 inches)
• Obverse designer – John Flanagan
• Reverse designer – John Flanagan

1989 Quarter Value Chart

Grading	1989 P Mint Mark Quarter Value	1989 D Mint Mark Quarter Value	1989 S Mint Mark Quarter Value
Poor	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25
Fair	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25
About good	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25 – $0.50
Good	$0.30	$0.30	$0.50 – $1
Fine	$0.30	$0.30	$1 – $3
Very fine	$1 – $3	$0.50 – $1	$3 – $5
Extremely fine	$0.30	$0.30	$5 – $10
About Uncirculated	$5 – $10	$3 – $5	$10 – $15
MS (60-64)	$10 – $15	$5 – $10	$15 – $20
MS (65-67)	$15 – $20	$10 – $15	$20 – $30
MS (68-70)	$20 – $30 +	$15 – 20 +	$30 – $50 +

1989 P Mintmark Quarter Value

The 1989 quarters have P mint mark coins made by the Philadelphia Mint. Since they are larger numbers so 1989 P quarters are less common. These coins are used for circulation so most 1989 quarters are worn or damaged. The damaged 1989 quarters come with the face value of twenty-five cents.

Uncirculated condition coins for MS65 grade are rare and high value.

MS60 1989 quarters coin is about two dollars and MS64 and 8.50 dollars.

The uncirculated 1989 Washington quarters are about 465 dollars.

The MS67 grade 1989 P quarters sold for 1955 dollars in 2007.

MS 60 grade coins are about one dollar and MS65 grade is ten dollars.

MS66 coin is about 175 dollars.

1989 D Quarter Value

The Denver Mint made 1989 quarters having D mint mark on the front side. There were about 896,535,597 coins made by D mint. This mint D highest Washington quarters in the 1980s, these coins are common and can be found in poor conditions.

MS65 grade coins are not easy to find and have high value than face value. The 1989 quarters for high-grade MS66 are difficult to find and about 12 coins uncirculated 1989  Washington quarters exist.

The 1989 D circulated coin are about 0.3 to 0.85 dollars and uncirculated conditions coins are about 625 dollars

MS67 grade 1989 D quarter sold for 764 dollars in 2017.

1989-S Quarter Value

There were 3220194 proof coins made by S mint in 1989. In place of circulation, the mint made these proof coins for collectors. Proof sets coins come with a bright and silky finish. The mint normally proof coins are of high-quality blank plancehts and printed design two times to show the coins’ beauty.

The first minted 1989-proof coins sold for 11 dollars. Now they are about seven dollars. Proof coins come with face value in the range of  $1.15 to $70.

PR70 grade 1989 S quarters are bout 243 dollars.

Some other grade coins are 1989 S-proof quarters as

DCAM 1989 S proof value

• $6 =PR 67
• $10 =PR 68
• $16 =PR 69
• $34 = PR 70
• DCAM 1989 PR70 grade coins sold in 2004 for 253 dollars

1989 Quarter History

The first time quarters coins were made in the USA in 1796. That made with silver metal unitll 1965 then the composition changed to copper and nickel. The first quarters come with Lady Liberty on the front side and Eagle on the back side. This design was used for about 134 years and then replaced with the Standing Liberty Quarter.

Coins come with Lady Liberty standing and having a shield on the front side, which shows freedom and strength. Washington quarters were made in the USA first time in 1932 to honor the USA’s first president, Washington. These coins become the most circulated coins. The design of 1989 quarters used unitll 1998.

Washington quarters minting started in 1932 and many coins were used for circulation in August 1932. More than one billion quarters were made by three mints P, D, and S in 1989. So these coins are considered less rare and have more than face value.

1989 Washington Quarter Grading

Number	Grade
1	Basal State-1
2	Fair
3	Very Fair
4, 5, 6	Good
7, 8, 10	Very Good
12, 15	Fine
20, 30	Very Fine
40	Extremely Fine
50	About Uncirculated
60	MS
65	MS
70	MS

1989 Quarter List of Errors

Off-Center Error

The off-center occurs when the planceht is not hit at the middle of the dies that are used for printing designs on coins. It resulted flat surface of coins that is small or larger based on error conditions. The coins that have five to ten percent off-center are low value and coins with 50 percent off-center are high value. Off-center coin’s value is about 20 to 200 dollars based on conditions

1989 Broadstrike Quarter Error

Broadstrike coins occur when a die strikes the external collar holding the coin at the time of minting. The side where the collar strikes makes a flat side of the coin and is thin with a wide design.  As a result, the coin looks broader in real design.

These error coins are not like the worn-edge coins and worn-edge coins are common and value is face value. The broaddstrike 1989 quarters coin is about  $20 and $30.

1989 Quarter Rotated Die Error

This error also occurs during the minting of coins. It can easily seen that the front and back side of coins is not accurately aligned. That shows coins mistakenly rotated at the time of striking. The 1989 quarters having rotated die error is about a hundred dollars.

Double Die Error

This error is not common but can be of high-value coin. In this error, there are letters on coins that are doubling affect shows and some design elements also have a double appearance.

The 1989 quarter double die error is about 3.50 to 20 dollars.

Repunched Mint Mark Error

In this error there is a mint mark repunched on coins it occurs when a die strikes coins multiple times and makes a repunched mark. The 1989 1989 Washington quarters RPM has a value of about two to twenty dollars.

Features of  1989 Washington Quarter

 obverse of the 1989 Washington Quarter coin

The front side of the 1989 quarters comes with a photo of George Washington facing left and a design based on Jean-Antoine Houdon’s sculpture. The word LIBERTY is also written there and the minting year can seen on the lower rim. The Motto IN GOD WE TRUST is also there and mint marks P, D, and S are also on the front side according to coin type.

Reverse of the 1989 Washington Quarter coin

On the back side is a bald eagle which is the national symbol of the USA and is added on the reverse. Birds have spread wings and carry arrows bundled in class showing USA strength.

On this side, there are two crossed olive branches. That shows the peace symbol and denomination QUARTER DOLLAR added on the lower rim.

Some other features of the 1989 quarters are

• Its face value is 0.25 cents and its weight is 5.67 g
• It is made with Copper (75%) and nickel (25%) with a clad core and thickness is 0.06889 inches  with a diameter is 0.9551 inches
• It is round in shape and reeded edge

Most valuable 1989 Washington Quarters

• 1989 P MS 67 quarter=  sold in 2007 for $1,955
• 1989 D MS 67 quarter= sold in 2017 for $764
• 1989 MS 67 PL quarter = sold in 2020 for $338
• 1989 S PR 70 with DCAM quality sold in 2004 for $253

Most Valuable Washington Quarters

•  1932 D MS 66 =sold in 2008 for $143,750
• The 1932 S MS 66 =sold in 2020 for $45,500
• The 1949 D MS 68= sold in 2019 for $43,475

What is value of1989 Washington mint in Philadelphia?

The value of coins based on conditions and circulation in 1989 P quarters is about 0.25 dollars and MInt state are high value that can be of  $2,4000.

How much silver is in the 1989 quarter?

These coins do not have silver content so they do not have melt value. Silver quarters stopped in 1965 and then the composition changed to copper and nickel.