• The Washington Silver Quarter was first issued in 1932 to honor the 200th anniversary of George Washington’s birth.
• The original coins were struck in traditional .900 pure silver.
• By the early 1960’s the price of silver bullion was rising so fast that the U.S. Mint was forced to abandon silver.
• The last Washington Silver Quarters were struck in 1964.
• Starting in 1965, the coins were struck in copper-nickel.
• This historic collection includes one Washington Silver Quarter from each of the last five years of issue – 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, and 1964.
• The most recent coin was issued over 40 years ago, and few of these coins remain for today’s collectors.
• Millions of silver coins have been melted since 1964 for the precious silver.
• Each coin in this collection was struck in the beauty of .900 pure silver.
• These are the last five Quarters ever made for circulation in silver.
• The Washington Silver Quarter depicts a portrait of Washington on the obverse.
• The portrait is based on a bust by Jean Antoine Houdon that was created during Washington’s lifetime.
• The reverse shows an American eagle.
• There are five coins: they are .900 silver and .100 copper.
• The coins are in hand-selected collectible condition
• The collection comes in a custom display wallet with a Certificate of Authenticity.
