2015 America the Beautiful Washington Quarter

About This Coin

The 2015 America the Beautiful Washington Quarter is a United States quarter from the America the Beautiful Quarters 2010-2021 series — 6th of 12 years in the series. In 2015, coins were struck at the Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Denver Mints with a combined mintage of 3.0 billion. This represents the highest annual mintage in the entire series, above the series median of 1.5 billion. The obverse features George Washington facing left, based on a 1786 bust by Jean-Antoine Houdon and the reverse displays unique designs featuring national parks and sites from each state and territory. Homestead (NE), Kisatchie (LA), Blue Ridge Parkway (NC), Bombay Hook (DE), and Saratoga (NY) were featured. The program entered its middle years with steady collector participation. Struck in 75% copper, 25% nickel over a pure copper center, 24.3 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Collectors have cataloged 425 known die varieties for this date across 7 categories, including cud, die chip, doubled die obverse and 4 other types. Produced 4 years before the celebrated 2019 key date. Across its variants, estimated values range from $0 to $26 depending on mint mark, grade, and strike type. A notable auction result reached $735 in MS68 grade at eBay. Designed by John Flanagan (obverse) / various reverse designers.