CoinTrackers.com has estimated the 1945 D Washington Quarter value at an average of $9, one in certified mint state (MS+) could be worth $60. (see details)...
- History of the Washington Quarter. The Washington quarter was the United States' first circulating commemorative coin.It began in 1931 when the Treasury Department decided that it should honor the bicentennial of George Washington's birth on a half dollar.
- The exception is the 1943 S Trumpet Tail, approximately 1/10% of 1% is believe to have been strike, and the ultra rare 1945 S over horizontal S dime, which readers can do a search on this site for the article. Recommended reading The Complete Guide To Mercury Dimes by David W.
Type:Washington Quarter
Year:1945
Mint Mark: D
Face Value: 0.25 USD
Total Produced: 74,372,000 [?]
Silver Content: 90%
Silver Weight: .1808 oz.
Silver Melt: $4.92
Value: As a rough estimate of this coins value you can assume this coin in average condition will be valued at somewhere around $9, while one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $60 at auction. This price does not reference any standard coin grading scale. So when we say average, we mean in a similar condition to other coins issued in 1945, and mint state meaning it is certified MS+ by one of the top coin grading companies. [?].
1945-S Washington Quarter Value in mint state is worth $6 and up retail but it must be in a PCGS, NGC, ANACS or ICG holder. A raw or ungraded uncirculated example will sell for less. The 1945 is the fifth lowest mintage of the 1932 to 1964 Philadelphia Mint Washingon quarters after the 1932, 1938, 1949, and 1958. It is a little bit tougher to find in Gem MS65 condition and a lot tougher to find in Superb Gem MS66 condition than the other P-Mints of the era. While the Denver and San Francisco mint quarters from 1945 are markedly scarcer than their Philadelphia counterpart, they are still affordable even in the Mint State grades. Even the most expensive of the three issues, Denver, can be bought in a grade of Mint State-63 for less than $25.
Additional Info: 11% of all the 1945 Washington Quarters came from the (d) Denver mint.
Numismatic vs Intrinsic Value:This coin in poor condition is still worth $4.08 more than the intrinsic value from silver content of $4.92, this coin is thus more valuable to a collector than to a silver bug. Coins worth more to a collectors may be a better long term investment. If the metal prices drop you will still have a coin that a numismatic would want to buy.
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Current silver melt value* for a 1945 D is $4.92 and this price is based off the current silver spot price of $27.22 This value is dynamic so bookmark it and comeback for an up to the minute silver melt value.
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**When we say that 74,372,000, of these coins were produced or minted in 1945 this number doesn't always match the actual circulation count for this coin. The numbers come from the United States mint, and they don't reflect coins that have been melted, destroyed, or those that have never been released. Please keep that in mind.
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I have received emails in regards to a 1945 S inverted mint mark variety from visitors through this website, questions about the rarity and approximate value. eBay also regularly send me daily email updates to error varieties to Mercury dimes that of interests, newly discovered 1945 S inverted S dime not listed in the Cherrypickers’ Guide but is currently listed in Dr. Wexler webpage, or a rare 1945 S Trumpet Tail variety. The collectors’ browse the eBay listing with interest, awe to the astronomical BIN (Buy-It_Now) price what the seller had asked for, by then I received more questions from potential buyers about the true nature of this new discovery, instead of answering individually. I decided to post my answer here:
1945 Quarter Coin Value
There are two newly discovered inverted S varieties, I have originally thought that it was a knob tail style and that it was due to worn punch giving the illusion that the S appeared inverted, it is a error that collector should take a second look at their 45-S dimes, please visit VarietyVista for all the S mint marks images and various styles strike date listing, it roundup which S year is the rare one and which is the common ones. Hopefully; the readers will have better understanding of the difference S mint marks after seeing it, and to the potential seller whom eventually read this post, will correct the error before selling. As to the value, grades below Extra fine is worth about 2-3 times silver melt value, collectors can find out values above it in the guide “The Authoritative Reference on Mercury Dimes by John A Wexler and Kevin Flynn”.
1945 Quarters Silver
There is also the Trumpet Tail S variety in 1945, it is rare consider the amount strike, but the quantities is readily available and not difficult to find, again not worth the prices what eBay sellers asked for, with patient one can locate it in a short time. The exception is the 1943 S Trumpet Tail, approximately 1/10% of 1% is believe to have been strike, and the ultra rare 1945 S over horizontal S dime, which readers can do a search on this site for the article. Recommended reading The Complete Guide To Mercury Dimes by David W. Lange.