2016 America the Beautiful Washington Quarter

About This Coin

The 2016 America the Beautiful Washington Quarter is a United States quarter from the America the Beautiful Quarters 2010-2021 series — 7th of 12 years in the series. In 2016, coins were struck at the San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Denver Mints with a combined mintage of 2.4 billion. This represents the second-highest annual mintage in the 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. Shawnee (IL), Cumberland Gap (KY), Harpers Ferry (WV), Theodore Roosevelt (ND), and Fort Moultrie (SC) were released. The Harpers Ferry design depicting John Brown's Fort was historically significant. Struck in 75% copper, 25% nickel over a pure copper center, 24.3 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Collectors have cataloged 211 known die varieties for this date across 6 categories, including atypical die clash, cud, die chip and 3 other types. Produced 3 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 $1.8K in MS68 grade at eBay. Designed by John Flanagan (obverse) / various reverse designers.