2018 America the Beautiful Washington Quarter

About This Coin

The 2018 America the Beautiful Washington Quarter is a United States quarter from the America the Beautiful Quarters 2010-2021 series — 9th of 12 years in the series. In 2018, coins were struck at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints with a combined mintage of 1.9 billion. This ranks 8th of 12 years by total mintage, 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. Pictured Rocks (MI), Apostle Islands (WI), Voyageurs (MN), Cumberland Island (GA), and Block Island (RI) were featured. The program continued with strong collector support nearing its conclusion. Struck in 75% copper, 25% nickel over a pure copper center, 24.3 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Collectors have cataloged 34 known die varieties for this date across 6 categories, including atypical die clash, cud, doubled die obverse and 3 other types. Struck one year before the 2019 key date, the lowest-mintage regular issue in the series. Across its variants, estimated values range from $0 to $26 depending on mint mark, grade, and strike type. A notable auction result reached $4.3K in MS68 grade at eBay. Designed by John Flanagan (obverse) / various reverse designers.