1974 United States 1/4 Dollar Value

Depending on how well it survived, a 1974 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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1974 United States 1/4 Dollar value by grade

1974 United States 1/4 Dollar value by grade
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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 1974 United States 1/4 Dollar worth right now?

Pricing for the 1974 United States 1/4 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.

1974 United States 1/4 Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1974
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1974 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 1974 United States 1/4 Dollar

Few series carry the following that supports the 1974 United States 1/4 Dollar. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. A coin that thousands of collectors are actively assembling into sets never lacks for a market.

Documented examples of the 1974 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.

1974 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 1974 United States 1/4 Dollar specimens

1 physically measured 1974 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 1974 United States 1/4 Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1974 United States 1/4 Dollar #1---Breen.4444

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