1969 United States 1/4 Dollar Value

A 1969 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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1969 United States 1/4 Dollar value by grade

1969 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.

What is a 1969 United States 1/4 Dollar worth right now?

Pricing for the 1969 United States 1/4 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.

1969 United States 1/4 Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1969
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded

No mint mark? Here is why

The 1969 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.

Why the 1969 United States 1/4 Dollar is worth money

Documented examples of the 1969 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.

The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1969 United States 1/4 Dollar: Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Broad, multigenerational demand for the design gives every date, including this one, a deep and liquid market.

1969 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 1969 United States 1/4 Dollar specimens

1 physically measured 1969 United States 1/4 Dollar example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1969 United States 1/4 Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1969 United States 1/4 Dollar #1---Breen.4425

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