1972 United States 1/4 Dollar Value

Depending on how well it survived, a 1972 United States 1/4 Dollar brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

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1972 United States 1/4 Dollar value by grade

1972 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 1972 United States 1/4 Dollar worth today?

Pricing for the 1972 United States 1/4 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.

1972 United States 1/4 Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1972
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1972 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.

The value drivers behind this coin

Official mintage figures for the 1972 United States 1/4 Dollar are not well established. The museum-documented specimens behind our specifications provide the physical reference points for the issue, and the market prices it on observed scarcity.

The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1972 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.

1972 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 1972 United States 1/4 Dollar specimens

2 physically measured 1972 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 1972 United States 1/4 Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1972 United States 1/4 Dollar #1---Breen.4436
1972 United States 1/4 Dollar #2---Breen.4438

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