The Washington Quarter series started for the first time in 1932 and is still in circulation. The first time these coins were made with a silver composition of 90 percent was until 1964 and then replaced with cupronickel in 1965 quarters. The 1986 quarters are also part of a series that was made after cupronickel and come with different grades and values. In this post, we will cover details for the 1986 quarters and features for finding values. So let’s get started with how much a 1986 quarter was worth.
1986 Quarter value chart
Mint Mark | Good | Fine | Extremely Fine | Uncirculated | Proof | MS 65 | PR 63 | MS67 |
1986 No Mint Mark Silver Dollar | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $37 | / | $13 | $2,000 | |
1986 S Proof Silver Dollar | / | / | / | / | $62 | $5.00 | ||
1986 D quarter
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$20 | $5,000 |
1986 Quarter Value Details
- Types: Washington Quarter dollar
- Mints: Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco
- Total Mintage: 1,058,508,490
- Face value: Twenty-five cents
- Shape: Round
- Diameter: 24.3 mm
- Thickness: 1.75 mm
- Observe & Rev designer: John Flanagan
- Edge: Reeded
- Weight: 5.67 grams
- Composition: 91.67% Copper, 8.33% Nickel
History of the 1986 Quarter
The Washington quarter was first made in 1932 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the USA’s first president. The bicentennial committee members asked to make Washington half dollars, but it was replaced with standing liberty quarters that were issued in 1932. About 6.2 million quarters were made. The photo of the president can be seen on coins facing the left and was designed by designer John Flanagan. The quarter dollar design is a famous design made through copper and nickel composition that was struck with silver and used until 1998.
The 1986 quarters are part of a series of Washington quarters, and only two mints, Philadelphia and Denver, produced them.
1986 Washington quarter types
Mint | Minted |
1986 P quarter | 551,199,333 |
1986 D quarter | 504,298,660 |
1986 S quarter proof | 3,010,497 |
Total | 1,058,508,490 |
Features of the 1986 Quarter
Obverse of the 1986 Quarter
The front side of 1986 quarters has a photo of President George Washington, and the words IN GOD WE TRUST are also written there. The word LIBERTY and the minting date can be seen there, and the mint mark P, S, or D is also on this side added.
Reverse of the 1986 Washington quarter
The 1986 quarters on the backside come with a bald eagle. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM and country name UNITED STATES OF AMERICA also written there.The two olive branches also on this side exist and are used as a peace symbol. The QUARTER DOLLAR union also seen there
Some other features of 1986 quarters are
- Its face value is 25 cents and round shape.
- The coin composition is 91.67% copper and 8.33% nickel.
- The thickness of the coin is 1.75 mm, and the diameter is 24.3 mm.
- Coin weight is 5.67 g, and the edge is reeded.
Face value | 25 cents |
Shape | Round |
Compound |
91.67% copper and 8.33% nickel
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Coin thickness | 1.75 mm |
Coin diameter | 24.3 mm |
Coin weight | 5.67 g |
Edge | Reeded |
1986 P Quarter Value
Philadelphia Mint quarters made more than 551 million quarters in 1986, and these coins do not have a mint mark. Most of these coins are in circulation. About 193 million out of 551 million coins are still in circulation.
These coins come in different grades, from poor to high grade, that are of different value.
The 1986 P quarters in circulated conditions are about face value. The MS65 grade gem coin is about 22 dollars, while the MS66 grade is 90 dollars.
MS66+, graded coins are about 300 dollars. MS67 grade coins are about 2000 dollars.
Mint state quarters are less than one dollar, and in good state, we can get 36 dollars.
1986 P MS 67 Washington quarter sold for 2880 dollars in 2019.
Grade | 1986 P quarter |
Good | $0.25 |
Very good | $0.25 |
Fine | $0.25 |
Very fine | $0.25 |
Extra fine | $0.25 |
AU | $0.25 |
MS 60 | $0.35 |
MS 61 | $0.35 |
MS 62 | $0.35 |
MS 63 | $0.50 |
MS 64 | $0.75 |
MS 65 | $1 |
MS 66 | $36 |
MS 67 | $1,560 |
1986 D quarter value
The Denver Mint has about 504 million quarters and has the D mint mark. Now about 177 million coins exist in different grades. In high-quality or mint states, more than 53 million quarters exist. Circulated coins are about 25 cents face value. MS65 grade coins can get 15 dollars.
MS66 grade is about 40 dollars, and MS66+ is about 80 dollars. The coins with high-grade MS67+ sold for 37509 dollars. The MS67 grade coins sold in 2010 for 900 dollars. Some other 1986 D quarters are valued as
Grade | 1986 D quarter |
Good | $0.25 |
Very good | $0.25 |
Fine | $0.25 |
Very fine | $0.25 |
Extra fine | $0.25 |
AU | $0.25 |
MS 60 | $0.35 |
MS 61 | $0.35 |
MS 62 | $0.35 |
MS 63 | $0.50 |
MS 64 | $0.75 |
MS 65 | $1 |
MS 66 | $22 |
MS 67 | 500$ |
1986 S Proof Quarter Value
The S mint made proof quarters of more than 3 million with the S mint mark. The proof coins come with good shine and a polished planchet used for them. These coins are made for collectors.
The proof coins in uncirculated conditions, lower grade PR61, have about up to 7 dollars. Pr67 is about 8 dollars.
PR69 grade 1986 S quarters are about 17 dollars.
The 1986 S DCAM quarters for different grades are as
- PR 67 is about four dollars, and PR 67 is six dollars.
- PR69 grade is about 8 dollars, and PR70 grade is 18 dollars.