1937 Quarter Value, Features, Error Mint mark

The Washington Quarters are important in the USA history of coins and were made in 1932 first for the president’s 200th birthday celebration. The 1937 quarters are important coins made by the USA Mint and are 25 cents in value, and these coins have fascinated me throughout the years. The Washington Quarters are about a century old but have importance for coin collectors and coin lovers. In this post, we will go over details for the 1937 Quarter Value, features, and different parameters for finding the value of coins. So let’s get started with how much a 1937 quarter is worth.

1937 Quarter Value Chart

1937 Quarter No Mint Mark Value

The Philadelphia Mint made 19.7 million Washington quarters in 1937. These are a larger number of minted coins, making these coins less rare. The 1937 quarters without mint marks are valued at about 8 dollars in circulated conditions. Good conditions we can get in 9 dollars.

Extremely fine conditions Coins are about 22 dollars.

Circulated conditions are $32.50.

The mint state coins are high value; for example, MS64 grade coins can get 70 dollars, and MS66 are about 200 dollars.

MS58-grade coins sold in action for 7500 dollars

1937 D Mint Mark Quarter Value

The Denver mint made 7 million coins in 1937, and these coins have a D mint mark that helps to easily identify them. Their large mint makes these coins easy to get, but some are rare and high value. The 1937 D quarter was made for managing the effect of the Great Depression and made a time when there was a difficult time for the economy. These coins were made with 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.

A 1937 D quarter has a value of about 10 dollars. XF-grade coins are about 30 dollars. Circulated grade coins, AU50, we can get for 40 dollars, and AU58+ are about 57 dollars.

MS64 grades are about 120 dollars, and MS65 are about 150 dollars.

1937-D Quarter MS-67+ sold for $7,931 in 2013.

In 2021, MS67+ sold for 5500 dollars in 2021.

1937 S Mint Mark Quarter Value

The San Francisco Mint made more than one million 1937 S quarters, and these coins have an S mark. These coins are rare since they have less mintage and are made for collectors. The uncirculated 1937 S quarters are high value and can be worth a hundred dollars.

Circulated 1937 S quarters are about 20 dollars. The extremely fine conditions coins are about 60 dollars.

AU58 grade is about 170 dollars.

MS62 grade coins sold for 250 dollars, and MS67 is about 2000 dollars.

1937-S quarter MS67+ sold in 2021 for $16,800

1937 Washington Quarter Proof

1937 The Washington Quarter Proof is important in US Mint history that defines the method for starting proof coins with the use of operated dies for proof coins and businesses.

The USA mint made 5,542 1937 Washington proof quarters. Proof coins were made from 1936 to 1942, and a high number of 1937 quarter sets were made compared to other coins.

The value of 1937 proof quarters for different grades is as

1937 Quarter Error List

Doubled Die Error

The doubled die error is the result when a die strike makes a doubling effect on coins. It is the result when the die is not aligned or coins are not removed from the machine after the first strike, and another strike makes a double design on the coins. The error can occur on any side of the error from side error called 1937 DDO errors that are seen in P-minted coins, and coins with this error sold for 7000 dollars with an MS65 grade. The VF35 grade coins sold for 500 dollars DDO error.

1937 Quarter Struck on Wrong Planchet

In this error, the 5C planchet used for 1937 quarters was struck by a mistake, making the 1937 5C planchet error. In this error coin struck on copper nickel as compared to silver. Coins with this error MS63 sold for $4,600.

Off-Center Error

This error is the result of when a coin strikes but the design is not accurately printed on the coins but is misaligned from the center of the coins. That makes an off-center error. In this error, some part of the design was missed, and the off-center design percentage defined value. 10 to 20 percent off-center error coins are low value, and more than 50 percent off-center error coins are about 100 dollars of high value.

Clipped planchet error

In this error, some part or edge of the coin was removed as a result of not properly striking on cis. It is human error or also occurs due to the minting machine. Clipped planchet errors are curved clips, ragged clips, and irregular clips. Mismatched components of coins make the value of coins.

History of the 1937 Quarter

The Washington was created at the 200th birthday celebration of the president, and for the creation of coins in 1931, competition was made for coin design by Frenchman Jean Antoine Houdon. There were many designs submitted, and finally, the design of Laura Gardin Fraser was selected. But in another completion, a new design of John Flanagan’s was selected that was used until 1998 for quarter coins.

The quarter’s coins faced many changes in composition as well; in 1960, the composition changed to copper-nickel. The main change is in 2021 Laura Gardin Fraser’s design of the obverse was added to the Washington quarter.

In 1937 there were 28,537,600 quarters made that are important for US coin history, and most of them exist in different value ranges.

1937 Quarter Value Details are as

Features of 1937 Quarters

1937 Quarters Obverse

The front side of the 1937 quarter has a photo of the president facing left with the word liberty written and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST and the minting date, 1937.

The reverse of the 1937 quarter

The back side of the coins has the country name UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and a bald eagle. The QUARTER DOLLAR denomination is added on this side.

FAQs

Is a 1937 quarter rare?

The main factors for defining the coin rarity are condition, mint mark, and error. There were more than 27 million 1937 quarters made, which makes them less rare, but some high-grade coins are rare and high value.

Where is the mint mark on a 1937 quarter?

The backside of 1937 quarters has a mint mark below the eagle tail feathers. The coins D and S have mint marks, and Philadelphia-minted coins do not have mint marks.

How much is a 1937 quarter worth?

The 1937 quarter value is about 175 dollars at auction for circulated conditions. A mint state like MS67+ we can get for 3850 dollars. MS68-grade coins are about $7,500. Some 1937 Washington quarters with DDO errors sold for $5,000.

Is a 1937 quarter silver?

The composition of 1937 quarters is 90 percent nickel and ten percent copper.