Your Life Will Be Changed by This Uncommon $100 Million Bicentennial Quarter :-People from a certain age will remember the United States’ 200th birthday celebrations that lasted for a whole year in 1976. The country was literally flooded with bicentennial souvenirs, collectibles, decorations, and other things to buy.
Your Life Will Be Changed by This Uncommon $100 Million Bicentennial Quarter
The U.S. Mint also made a set of bicentennial quarters to honor the event. Many of these are now worth a lot of money as the country gets closer to its 250th birthday.
As a limited run, the Mint made the 200th anniversary coins from 1975 to 1976. Notably, they had a unique pattern on the back, making them the first U.S. quarters with one in more than 50 years.
The site Chronicle Collectibles says that the most valuable of these coins, a 1976-S Bicentennial Silver Quarter with a very good grade, sold at auction a few years ago for $19,200.
That’s not the only bicentennial quarter that sells for a lot of money, though. Many other people have done the same.
The U.S. Mint says that most of these coins were “clad,” which means they were made of several metals stacked on top of each other like a sandwich.
These metals included nickel, copper, and zinc. Chronicle Collectibles did say that some of the bicentennial quarters were made of 40% silver. This is an important difference to make because silver coins are much more expensive because they are rarer.
Another thing that affects a coin’s value is its condition. Coins that are in perfect shape are worth the most.
There were different amounts of bicentennial quarters made in three different cities: Philadelphia (809,784,016 coins), Denver (860,118,839 coins), and San Francisco (11,000,000 uncirculated 40% silver coins, 7,059,099 proof clad coins, and 4 million proof 40% silver coins).
According to the website Coin Value Checker, these seven other bicentennial quarters have sold for more than $1,000:
In 2019, a 1976-S Silver Proof Bicentennial Quarter was sold for $13,500.
The 1976 Bicentennial Quarter Struck on a Dime was worth $9,200 when it was sold in 2020.
1976-D Clad DDO Bicentennial Quarter Business Strike: in 2023, it was sold for $8,400.
1976-D Clad Bicentennial Quarter Regular Strike: this one sold in 2017 for $6,463.
In 2010, a 1976-S Clad Proof Bicentennial Quarter was sold for $6,038.
In 2007, this 1976-S Silver Proof Deep Cameo Bicentennial Quarter was sold for $2,760.
There was a 1976 Clad Bicentennial Quarter Regular Strike that sold for $1,821 in 2023.
