Please take a closer look. If your quarter has a picture of George Washington on one side, 1788 near the top of the other side, and it looks new, that's because it IS new. You have a State Quarter with two dates on it. 1788 is the date that the state was admitted to the Union, NOT the date the coin was minted! The minting date is at the bottom of the design on the back side. EVERY SINGLE ONE of the billions of state quarters in circulation has 2 dates on it.
If you found your coin in change, it's worth exactly 25 cents - no more, no less.
If it's uncirculated or proof and in its original mint packaging, it might be worth anywhere from 75¢ to a couple of dollars depending on the variety.
These are the quarters issued to honor states admitted to the Union in 1788, and the dates they were actually minted:
Quarters minted for special proof sets have an "S" next to the wig. Some but not all of these were made from silver but they're in special packages and weren't put into circulation.
"Gold" quartersThe US has never minted gold quarters. A lot of private companies took ordinary state quarters, plated them in gold, and sold them at hefty markups as "collectibles". Any "gold" state quarters you find are from one of these sets. Coin collectors and dealers consider them to be altered coins, and generally won't pay anything extra for them.The US Mint did not start minting quarter dollars until 1796.
The coin was NOT struck in 1788 but in 1999, spend it.
There were no quarter dollar coins issued by the U.S. mint in 1788.
The first US quarter dollars were minted in 1796. If your quarter has a picture of George Washington on one side, 1788 near the top of the other side, and it looks new, that's because it IS new. You have a State Quarter with two dates on it. 1788 is the date that the state was admitted to the Union, NOT the date the coin was minted! The minting date is at the bottom of the design on the back side. Nearly all State Quarters found in circulation have no extra value. Just a quarter, no more, no less.The US Mint did not start minting quarter dollars until 1796.The US Mint did not start minting quarter dollars until 1796.
The coin was NOT struck in 1788. The date of issue is on the front of the coin. It's 25 cents.
The US Mint did not start minting quarter dollars until 1796.
The coin was NOT struck in 1788 but in 1999, spend it.
There were no quarter dollar coins issued by the U.S. mint in 1788.
No US quarters of that date first year was 1796
It depends where it's from, and what condition it's in.
The first US quarter dollars were minted in 1796. If your quarter has a picture of George Washington on one side, 1788 near the top of the other side, and it looks new, that's because it IS new. You have a State Quarter with two dates on it. 1788 is the date that the state was admitted to the Union, NOT the date the coin was minted! The minting date is at the bottom of the design on the back side. Nearly all State Quarters found in circulation have no extra value. Just a quarter, no more, no less.The US Mint did not start minting quarter dollars until 1796.The US Mint did not start minting quarter dollars until 1796.
The coin was NOT struck in 1788. The date of issue is on the front of the coin. It's 25 cents.
The coin was NOT made in 1788, just look at the other date on the same side of the coin. Value is 25 cents.
1788 is the year South Carolina officially became a state. The quarter itself was actually minted in 2000, and is worth 25 cents.
All of the state quarters in circulation are face value only.
1788 is the year Maryland became a state, and 2000 is the year the quarter was minted. It's worth exactly 25 cents.
The coins are still in circulation and only face value.