United States quarter mintage figures explained

Below are the mintage figures for the United States quarter up to 1930, before the Washington quarter design was introduced.

The following mint marks indicate which mint the coin was made at (parentheses indicate a lack of a mint mark):

P = Philadelphia Mint

D = Denver Mint

S = San Francisco Mint

W = West Point Mint

O = New Orleans Mint

CC = Carson City Mint

Draped Bust quarter

See main article: articles and Draped Bust.

Small eagle reverse

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Mint	Mintage	Comments
1796	(P)	6,146^[1]

Heraldic eagle reverse

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Mint	Mintage^[2]	Comments
1804	(P)	6,738
1805	(P)	121,394
1806	(P)	206,124	6 over 5 overdate errors are known.^[3]
1807	(P)	220,643

Capped Bust quarter

See main article: articles and Capped Bust.

Large diameter

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Mint	Mintage^[4]	Comments
1815	(P)	89,235
1818	(P)	361,174	8 over 5 overdate errors are known.^[5]
1819	(P)	144,000
1820	(P)	127,444
	(P)	10^[6]	Proof
1821	(P)	216,851
	(P)	15^[7]	Proof
1822	(P)	64,080	25 over 50 overmark errors are known.^[8]
	(P)	14^[9]	Proof, figure includes six 25 over 50 overmark errors.^[10]
1823	(P)	17,800	All are 3 over 2 overdate errors.^[11]
	(P)	1^[12]	Proof, only known coin is a 3 over 2 overdate error.
1824	(P)	168,000
	(P)	1^[13]	Proof, only known coin is a 4 over 2 overdate error.
1825	(P)	^	Included in 1924, all are 5 over 2 or 4 overdate errors.^[14] ^[15]
1827	(P)	4,000
	(P)	12^[16]	Proof, all known coins are 7 over 3 overdate errors.
	(P)	20^[17]	Proof restrike, all known coins are 7 over 3 overdate errors.
1828	(P)	102,000	25 over 50 overmark errors known.^[18]
	(P)	12^[19]	Proof

Small diameter

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Mint	Mintage	Comments
1831	(P)	398,000
	(P)	20^[20]	Proof
1832	(P)	320,000
1833	(P)	156,000	O over F overmark errors are known.^[21]
	(P)	5^[22]	Proof
1834	(P)	286,000	O over F overmark errors are known.^[23]
	(P)	10^[24]	Proof
1835	(P)	1,952,000
	(P)	8^[25]	Proof
1836	(P)	472,000
	(P)	5^[26]	Proof
1837	(P)	252,400
	(P)	5^[27]	Proof
1838	(P)	366,000
	(P)	3^[28]	Proof

Seated Liberty quarter

See main article: articles and United States Seated Liberty coinage.

No drapery

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Mint	Mintage^[29]	Comments
1838	(P)	466,000
	(P)	3^[30]	Proof
1839	(P)	491,146
	(P)	2^[31]	Proof
1840	O	382,200	First time New Orleans produced the quarter.

No motto

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Mint	Mintage^[32]	Comments
1840	(P)	188,127
	O	43,000
	(P)	5^[33]	Proof
1841	(P)	120,000
	O	452,000
	(P)	4^[34]	Proof
1842	(P)	88,000
	O	769,000
	(P)	6^[35]	Proof
1843	(P)	645,600
	O	968,000
	(P)	10^[36]	Proof
1844	(P)	421,200
	O	740,000
	(P)	5^[37]	Proof
1845	(P)	922,000
	(P)	6^[38]	Proof
1846	(P)	510,000
	(P)	12^[39]	Proof
1847	(P)	734,000
	O	368,000
	(P)	10^[40]	Proof
1848	(P)	146,000
	(P)	10^[41]	Proof
1849	(P)	340,000
	O	412,000
	(P)	8^[42]	Proof
1850	(P)	190,800
	O	^	Included in 1849-O
	(P)	3^[43]	Proof
1851	(P)	160,000
	O	88,000
1852	(P)	177,060
	O	96,000
	(P)	2	Proof
1853	(P)	44,200

Arrows and rays, no motto

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Mint	Mintage^[44]	Comments
1853	(P)	15,210,020	3 over 4 overdate errors are known.
	O	1,332,000
	(P)	5^[45]	Proof

Arrows, no rays or motto

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Mint	Mintage^[46]	Comments
1854	(P)	12,380,000
	O	1,484,000
	(P)	10^[47]	Proof
1855	(P)	2,857,000
	O	176,000
	S	396,400	First time San Francisco produced the quarter.
	(P)	20^[48]	Proof
	S	2^[49]	Proof, first branch mint proof.

No motto, arrows, or rays (1856–1865)

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Mint	Mintage^[50] ^[51]	Comments
1856	(P)	7,264,000
	O	968,000
	S	286,000	Large S over small S overmark errors are known.^[52]
	(P)	30^[53]	Proof
1857	(P)	9,644,000
	O	1,180,000
	S	82,000
	(P)	40^[54]	Proof
1858	(P)	7,368,000
	O	520,000
	S	121,000
	(P)	300	Proof
1859	(P)	1,343,200
	O	260,000
	S	80,000
	(P)	800	Proof
1860	(P)	804,400
	O	388,000
	S	56,000
	(P)	1,000	Proof
1861	(P)	4,853,600
	S	96,000
	(P)	1,000	Proof
1862	(P)	932,000
	S	67,000
	(P)	550	Proof
1863	(P)	191,600
	(P)	460	Proof
1864	(P)	93,600
	S	20,000
	(P)	470	Proof
1865	(P)	58,800
	S	41,000
	(P)	500	Proof
1866	(P)	?	Mint records do not state any were made.A single example is known to exist.^[55]

Motto, no arrows (1866–1873)

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Mint	Mintage^[56] ^[57]	Comments
1866	(P)	16,800
	S	28,000
	(P)	725	Proof
1867	(P)	20,000
	S	48,000
	(P)	625	Proof
1868	(P)	29,400
	S	96,000
	(P)	600	Proof
1869	(P)	16,000
	S	76,000
	(P)	600	Proof
1870	(P)	86,400
	CC	8,340	The first time Carson City produced the quarter.
	(P)	1,000	Proof
1871	(P)	118,200
	S	30,900
	CC	10,890
	(P)	960	Proof
1872	(P)	182,000
	S	83,000
	CC	22,850
	(P)	950	Proof
1873	(P)	212,000
	CC	4,000	Mint records report a mintage of 4,000.Only 5 are known to exist.^[58]
	(P)	600	Proof

Motto and arrows

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Mint	Mintage	Comments
1873	(P)	1,271,160
	S	156,000
	CC	12,462
1874	(P)	471,200
	S	392,000
	(P)	540	Proof

Motto, no arrows (1875–1891)

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Mint	Mintage	Comments
1875	(P)	4,292,800
	S	680,000
	CC	140,000
	(P)	700	Proof
1876	(P)	17,816,000
	S	8,596,000
	CC	4,944,000
	(P)	1,150	Proof
1877	(P)	10,911,200
	S	8,996,000	S over horizontal S overmark errors are known.^[59]
	CC	4,192,000
	(P)	510	Proof
1878	(P)	2,260,000
	S	140,000
	CC	996,000
	(P)	800	Proof
1879	(P)	13,600
	(P)	1,100	Proof
1880	(P)	13,600
	(P)	1,355	Proof
1881	(P)	12,000
	(P)	975	Proof
1882	(P)	15,200
	(P)	1,100	Proof
1883	(P)	14,400
	(P)	1,039	Proof
1884	(P)	8,000
	(P)	875	Proof
1885	(P)	13,600
	(P)	930	Proof
1886	(P)	5,000
	(P)	886	Proof
1887	(P)	10,000
	(P)	710	Proof
1888	(P)	10,001
	S	1,216,000
	(P)	832	Proof
1889	(P)	12,000
	(P)	711	Proof
1890	(P)	80,000
	(P)	590	Proof
1891	(P)	3,920,000
	O	68,000
	S	2,216,000
	(P)	600	Proof

Barber quarter

See main article: articles and Barber coinage.

Year! width="10%"

Mint	Mintage^[60] ^[61]	Comments
1891	(P)	^[62]	Pattern only
1892	(P)	8,236,000
	O	2,640,000
	S	964,079
	(P)	1,245	Proof
1893	(P)	5,444,023
	O	3,396,000
	S	1,454,535
	(P)	792	Proof
1894	(P)	3,432,000
	O	2,852,000
	S	2,648,821
	(P)	972	Proof
1895	(P)	4,440,000
	O	2,816,000
	S	1,764,681
	(P)	880	Proof
1896	(P)	3,874,000
	O	1,484,000
	S	188,039
	(P)	762	Proof
1897	(P)	8,140,000
	O	1,414,800
	S	542,229
	(P)	731	Proof
1898	(P)	11,100,000
	O	1,868,000
	S	1,020,592
	(P)	735	Proof
1899	(P)	12,624,000
	O	2,644,000
	S	708,000
	(P)	846	Proof
1900	(P)	10,016,000
	O	3,416,000
	S	1,858,585
	(P)	912	Proof
1901	(P)	8,892,000
	O	1,612,000
	S	72,664
	(P)	813	Proof
1902	(P)	12,196,967
	O	4,748,000
	S	1,524,612
	(P)	777	Proof
1903	(P)	9,669,309
	O	3,500,000
	S	1,036,000
	(P)	755	Proof
1904	(P)	9,588,143
	O	2,456,000
	(P)	670	Proof
1905	(P)	4,967,523
	O	1,230,000
	S	1,884,000
	(P)	727	Proof
1906	(P)	3,655,760
	D	3,280,000	First time Denver produced the quarter.
	O	2,056,000
	(P)	675	Proof
1907	(P)	7,192,000
	D	2,484,000
	O	4,560,000
	S	1,360,000
	(P)	575	Proof
1908	(P)	4,232,000
	D	5,788,000
	O	6,244,000
	S	784,000
	(P)	545	Proof
1909	(P)	9,268,000
	D	5,114,000
	O	712,000
	S	1,348,000
	(P)	650	Proof
1910	(P)	2,244,000
	D	1,500,000
	(P)	551	Proof
1911	(P)	3,720,000
	D	933,600
	S	988,000
	(P)	543	Proof
1912	(P)	4,400,000
	S	708,000
	(P)	700	Proof
1913	(P)	484,000
	D	1,450,800
	S	40,000
	(P)	613	Proof
1914	(P)	6,244,230
	D	3,046,000
	S	264,000
	(P)	380	Proof
1915	(P)	3,480,000
	D	3,694,000
	S	704,000
	(P)	450^[63]	Proof
1916	(P)	1,788,000
	D	6,540,800

Standing Liberty quarter

See main article: articles and Standing Liberty quarter.

Type 1

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Mint	Mintage^[64]	Comments
1916	(P)	52,000
1917	(P)	8,740,000
	D	1,509,200
	S	1,952,000

Type 2

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Mint	Mintage	Comments
1917	(P)	13,880,000
	D	6,224,400
	S	5,552,000
1918	(P)	14,240,000
	D	7,380,800
	S	11,072,000	8 over 7 overdate errors are known.^[65]
1919	(P)	11,324,000
	D	1,944,000
	S	1,836,000
1920	(P)	27,860,000
	D	3,586,400
	S	6,380,000
1921	(P)	1,916,000
1923	(P)	9,716,000
	S	1,360,000
1924	(P)	10,920,000
	D	3,112,000
	S	2,860,000

Type 3

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Mint	Mintage	Comments
1925	(P)	12,280,000
1926	(P)	11,316,000
	D	1,716,000
	S	2,700,000
1927	(P)	11,912,000
	D	976,000
	S	396,000
1928	(P)	6,336,000
	D	1,627,600
	S	2,644,000
1929	(P)	11,140,000
	D	1,358,000
	S	1,764,000
1930	(P)	5,632,000
	S	1,556,000

Gold centennial issue

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Mint	Mintage	Comments
2016	W	TBA	First time the W mint mark was used on the quarter.

Washington quarter

See main article: articles and Washington quarter mintage figures.

See also

• United States cent mintage figures
  • Lincoln cent mintage figures
• United States nickel mintage figures
• United States quarter mintage figures
  • Washington quarter mintage figures
  • 50 State quarter mintage figures
  • America the Beautiful quarter mintage figures
  • American Women quarters
• United States half dollar mintage figures
  • Kennedy half dollar mintage figures
• American Silver Eagle mintage figures

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