USA 25 cents Washington Quarter 1936
USA, Philadelphia
Rarity
Extremely Rare
Attributes of Coins
| Region | USA |
|---|---|
| Denomination | ¼ dollar |
| Krause number | KM# 164 |
| Mintage | 3,837 |
| Metal | Silver 0.900 |
| thickness | 1.75 mm |
| diameter | 24.26 mm |
| weight | 6.25 g |
Obverse:
Head of state
Description:
George Washington (1st President of the USA)
Creators:
John Flanagan (JF)
IN GOD WE TRUST
LIBERTY
Reverse:
Bird
Description:
Eagle
Creators:
John Flanagan (JF)
E PLURIBUS UNUM
QUARTER DOLLAR
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Introduction of Coins
The coin hobby was experiencing a period of growth during the mid 1930s, and agitation for the resumption of proof coinage after a 20-year hiatus finally found a receptive administration. While President Franklin Roosevelt was a stamp collector with little interest in coins, his personal secretary, Louis Howe, pushed for the return of proof coins early in 1936. Howe, already hospitalized for heart disease and asthma, lived just long enough to view a single proof specimen of the 1936 quarter dollar before succumbing on April 18. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau approved the resumption of proof coin sales that same month, and announcement of this fact appeared April 29. A complete set from cent through half dollar was priced at $1.81, plus eight cents for postage. The proofs of 1936-42 could be purchased as sets or as singles. The cost of a proof quarter dollar alone was 50 cents, plus the standard eight cents postage. This denomination, however, proved to be the least popular of the five. Only 3,811 pieces were sold out of the estimate of 5,100 coined. Unlike the proof quarters of 1937 and later years, the 1936 edition was coined with dies taken from the same hubs used for currency coin dies. These dies were polished to give them a mirror finish, but they were identical in design details to the dies used for ordinary coinage. The brilliance of 1936 proof quarters is not equal to that of later dates, as the Mint was still developing its techniques for such pieces. Gems of this issue are in limited supply, and very few examples have been certified higher than PF 66.Read More
