Why isn't there a 1933 Quarter?

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• airplanenut Posts: 22,410 ✭✭✭✭✭

  December 7, 2005 11:46AM

  The Washington quarter was first minted as a one-year commemorative for the 200th birthday of Washington... it was an instant hit. However, 1933 saw little coinage due to the depression, so the quarter wasn't minted (along with other denominations). In 1934, when they started minting quarters again, the mint chose to stick with the popular new design, and Washington became a permanent figure on the quarter.
  
  Jeremy

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• Touchdown Posts: 233 ✭

  December 7, 2005 11:50AM

  
  
  Thanks airplanenut!

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• Coinhusker1 Posts: 3,560 ✭

  December 7, 2005 12:42PM

  This was posted a while back -- the Beverly Hills Coin Club has an article about the possible existence of a 1933 Washington Quarter:
  
  
  
  
  Link to 1933 Quarter Article

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• CaptHenway Posts: 32,818 ✭✭✭✭✭

  December 7, 2005 2:52PM

  I have handled two alleged 1959 wheatback cents, and didn't think that either one was genuine. I have handled one 1976-D 40% silver dollar, which was genuine.
  However, I strongly question the comment that five 1933 quarters were authenticated by three numismatists.
  TD

  Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.

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