1939 United States 1/4 Dollar Value

A 1939 United States 1/4 Dollar is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

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1939 United States 1/4 Dollar value by grade

1939 United States 1/4 Dollar value by grade
GradeEstimated value

Estimated retail range. Estimates are modeled from mintage rarity and metal content, not auction records. Actual sale prices vary with certification, eye appeal and market timing.

How much is a 1939 United States 1/4 Dollar worth today?

Pricing for the 1939 United States 1/4 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.

1939 United States 1/4 Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1939
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1939 United States 1/4 Dollar was struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which used no mint mark in this era. If you find no letter where branch-mint coins carry one (check the usual position for this series), you are holding a Philadelphia issue.

What collectors pay for in a 1939 United States 1/4 Dollar

Documented examples of the 1939 United States 1/4 Dollar in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.

Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. For the 1939 United States 1/4 Dollar, the enduring popularity of the series translates directly into buyers in every grade and every market cycle.

1939 United States 1/4 Dollar inscriptions & design

Obverse

LIBERTY; IN GOD WE TRUST; (date)

Washington head l.

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; QUARTER DOLLAR

eagle standing on bundle of arrows, head l., wreath below

Measured 1939 United States 1/4 Dollar specimens

4 physically measured 1939 United States 1/4 Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1939 United States 1/4 Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1939 United States 1/4 Dollar #1---Breen.4295
1939 United States 1/4 Dollar #2---Breen.4294
1939 United States 1/4 Dollar #3---Breen.4296
1939 United States 1/4 Dollar #4---Breen.4297

Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.