“W” Mint Mark U.S. Quarters Worth 100x Their Face Value (+52K Views)

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The United States Mint has randomly issued 5 new 25 cent coin designs…into circulation…[which could] each be worth 100x their face value if they are in average mint state condition…Here’s what to look for:

@$$4$Each of the five quarter designs feature the “W” mintmark of the famous West Point Mint, known as the “Fort Knox of Silver” because of its precious-metal vaults, and were distributed to banks and financial institutions through the Federal Reserve system, mixed in with their more common Philadelphia Mint and Denver Mint counterparts. @Your Finances  The “W” mintmark, below “IN GOD WE TRUST”, shows that the 10 million West Point coins distributed (2 million of each) were struck at the West Point Mint.

1. Lowell National Historical Park quarter

Sites in and around the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, relating to the Industrial Revolution and its importance to the American textile industry, technology, social progress, planned communities, and the education and protection of workers.

2. Frank Church River of No Return National Wilderness quarter

The largest federally managed wilderness in the continental United States: Nearly 2.4 million acres including mountain ranges, canyons, thousands of miles of hiking trails, and six national forests.

3. American Memorial Park, Northern Mariana Islands quarter

A living memorial recognizing the sacrifices made in the Marianas Campaign of World War II.

“If the Guide Book went to press today, we would list the coins around $25 each in average Mint State condition, based on feedback from coin dealers around the country,” said Jeff Garrett, senior editor of the Guide Book of United States Coins…

The above version of the original article by Whitman Publishing, (news.coinupdate.com) has been edited ([ ]), abridged (…) and reformatted for the sake of clarity and brevity to provide the reader with a faster and easier read.