Up for sale is my 1981-P Washington Gold Plated Quarter.
Will make an excellent addition to anyone's coin collection.
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This coin was minted 43 years ago.
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¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter"

¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter" -  obverse
¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter" -  reverse


Features

CountryUnited States 
TypeStandard Circulation Coin
Years1965-1998 
ValueQuarter Dollar = 25 Cents (0.25 USD)
CurrencyDollar (1785-Date)
CompositionCopper-Nickel Clad Copper
Weight5.67 g
Diameter24.26 mm
Thickness1.75 mm
ShapeRound
OrientationCoin Alignment ↑↓
ReferencesKM# 164a,  Schön# 168a,  KM# A164a 

Obverse

The portrait in left profile of George Washington, the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797, is accompanied with the motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" and surrounded with the lettering: "LIBERTY"

NOTE: KM#164a reprised after 1977 as KM#A164a

Lettering: 
LIBERTY 
IN GOD WE TRUST
JF 
1998 

Engraver: John Flanagan 

Reverse

An eagle, wings spread, and standing on a shaft of arrows with two olive sprays beneath the eagle, is surrounded with the face value, the motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM" and the lettering "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"

Lettering: 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
E PLURIBUS
UNUM

QUARTER DOLLAR 

Engraver: John Flanagan 

Edge

Reeded (119 reeds)

¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter" -  obverse


Comments

This coin can be found with three mint-marks, which are seen behind Washington's hair: D for Denver, P for Philadelphia, and S for San Francisco. If it has no mint-mark, then it was made at Philadelphia.

"Type II" proofs have clearer mint-marks than "Type I".

YearMintageGVGFVFXFAUUNCFrequency
1965 1,819,717,540 38%KM#164a
1965 2,300,000 1.3%SMS (Special Mint Set)
1966 821,101,500 25%KM#164a
1966 2,200,000 1.3%SMS (Special Mint Set)
1967 1,524,031,848 32%KM#164a
1967 1,800,000 1.1%SMS (Special Mint Set)
1968 220,731,500 13%KM#164a
1968 D101,534,000 7%KM#164a
1968 S3,041,506 1.7%KM#164a; Proof
1969 176,212,000 11%KM#164a
1969 D114,372,000 8%KM#164a
1969 S2,934,631 1.8%KM#164a; Proof
1970 136,420,000 11%KM#164a
1970 D417,341,364 14%KM#164a
1970 S2,632,810 1.6%KM#164a; Proof
1971 109,284,000 9%KM#164a
1971 D258,634,428 11%KM#164a
1971 S3,220,733 2%KM#164a; Proof
1972 215,048,000 12%KM#164a
1972 D311,067,732 12%KM#164a
1972 S3,260,996 1.6%KM#164a; Proof
1973 346,924,000 15%KM#164a
1973 D232,977,400 10%KM#164a
1973 S2,760,339 1.6%KM#164a; Proof
1974 801,456,000 23%KM#164a
1974 D353,160,300 12%KM#164a
1974 S2,612,568 1.6%KM#164a; Proof
1977 468,556,000 17%KM#A164a
1977 D256,524,978 10%KM#A164a
1977 S3,251,152 1.7%KM#A164a; Proof
1978 521,452,000 18%KM#A164a
1978 D287,373,152 10%KM#A164a
1978 S3,127,781 1.7%KM#A164a; Proof
1979 515,708,000 18%KM#A164a
1979 D489,789,780 13%KM#A164a
1979 S 1.6%KM#A164a; Type 1 - Proof
1979 S 0.6%KM#A164a; Type 2 - Proof
1980 D518,327,487 16%KM#A164a
1980 P635,832,000 17%KM#A164a
1980 S3,554,806 1.7%KM#A164a; Proof
1981 D575,722,833 16%KM#A164a
1981 P601,716,000 16%KM#A164a
1981 S 1.4%KM#A164a; Type 1 - Proof
1981 S 0.7%KM#A164a; Type 2 - Proof
1982 D480,042,788 14%KM#A164a
1982 P500,931,000 15%KM#A164a
1982 S3,857,479 1.8%KM#A164a; Proof
1983 D617,806,446 16%KM#A164a
1983 P673,535,000 17%KM#A164a
1983 S3,279,126 1.7%KM#A164a; Proof
1984 D546,483,064 15%KM#A164a
1984 P676,545,000 17%KM#A164a
1984 S3,065,110 1.4%KM#A164a; Proof
1985 D519,962,888 14%KM#A164a
1985 P775,818,962 19%KM#A164a
1985 S3,362,821 1.6%KM#A164a; Proof
1986 D504,298,660 14%KM#A164a
1986 P551,199,333 15%KM#A164a
1986 S3,010,497 1.5%KM#A164a; Proof
1987 D655,594,696 16%KM#A164a
1987 P582,499,481 16%KM#A164a
1987 S4,227,728 1.7%KM#A164a; Proof
1988 D596,810,688 15%KM#A164a
1988 P562,052,000 15%KM#A164a
1988 S3,262,948 1.4%KM#A164a; Proof
1989 D896,535,597 18%KM#A164a
1989 P512,868,000 14%KM#A164a
1989 S3,220,194 1.4%KM#A164a; Proof
1990 D927,638,181 17%KM#A164a
1990 P613,792,000 14%KM#A164a
1990 S3,299,559 1.3%KM#A164a; Proof
1991 D630,966,693 14%KM#A164a
1991 P570,968,000 13%KM#A164a
1991 S2,867,787 1.3%KM#A164a; Proof
1992 D389,777,107 11%KM#A164a
1992 P384,764,000 11%KM#A164a
1992 S2,858,981 1.3%KM#A164a; Proof
1993 D645,476,128 13%KM#A164a
1993 P639,276,000 15%KM#A164a
1993 S2,633,439 1.2%KM#A164a; Proof
1994 D880,034,110 16%KM#A164a
1994 P825,600,000 17%KM#A164a
1994 S2,484,594 1.1%KM#A164a; Proof
1995 D1,103,216,000 17%KM#A164a
1995 P1,004,336,000 18%KM#A164a
1995 S2,010,384 0.9%KM#A164a; Proof
1996 D906,868,000 15%KM#A164a
1996 P925,040,000 17%KM#A164a
1996 S1,750,244 0.8%KM#A164a; Proof
1997 D599,680,000 12%KM#A164a
1997 P595,740,000 13%KM#A164a
1997 S1,975,000 0.8%KM#A164a; Proof
1998 D821,000,000 14%KM#A164a
1998 P896,268,000 16%KM#A164a
1998 S2,086,507 1.5%KM#A164a; Proof