PCGS Awards $5,000 Bounty for Circulated W Mint Mark Quarters

In celebration of the US Mint releasing the 2019-W Quarters into the wild, the coin grading company PCGS, has announced a number of rewards and bounty programs to those who submit some of the first coins for grading. The reward of $5,000 for first qualifying 2019-W Lowell quarter submitted and certified to PCGS has been … Read morePCGS Awards $5,000 Bounty for Circulated W Mint Mark Quarters

Which Quarters are Silver?

junk silver quarters

US quarters minted before 1965 contain silver. They were struck with an alloy containing 90% silver. The silver quarter melt value for each is $ today. Silver quarters, like all 90% silver US coinage, are sometimes called “junk silver.” This common term is adopted from the coin-collecting industry for coins with no numismatic value. Their … Read moreWhich Quarters are Silver?