2020 West Point Quarters

So, here we go again. 2020 will be the second year that West Point will release Washington Quarters . 2019 is the first time the West Point Mint releases coins in circulation with the “W” mint mark. West Point also produces Lincoln Cents in the 1970s and 1980s. However, there is no way to distinguish them with Philadelphia cents since neither include a mint mark. West Point mints 2 million of each quarter to release for a total of 10 million for 2019. With many people looking for these rare West Point quarters, the Mint decides to do it again for 2020.

For once, they do something right putting them out in circulation to give everyone a chance to find them. As a result, this will hopefully get more coin collectors out of it. It gives people a chance for people to own a modern rarity as there will only be 10 million West Point quarters within over a billion from Philadelphia and Denver. Also, there are the billions and billions of quarters before 2019 that we will have to deal with looking for the “W” mint mark quarter.

How Well Did the 2019 Quarters Do?

I am looking in EBay and seeing what other people are selling them for.

Lowell National Park was the first quarter released. If you look at ones that hadn’t been graded or slabbed, they seem to be asking between $15 and $25. It looks like hundreds have been sold. If you prefer slabbed coins, I found some Mint State 65 for around $30 and Mint State 66 for between $50 and $100. So, if you are looking for a beautiful Mint State 67 quarter, good luck paying under $150.

Now the last quarter of 2019 is the Falls Church River of No Return Wilderness. Ungraded quarters are going for around $12 to $14 each. Mint State 65 quarters are priced at around $75. Mint State 66 are going for $100 or more, and Mint State 67? Well, here are some prices I saw for the 67s: $300, $495, $1,995, and even $2,500.

Whatever the price may be, you’ll make a great profit, especially if you found one in change!

It’s hard to believe we’re finally coming to the end of the America the Beautiful Quarter Set. It started back in 2010 and the last one comes out in 2021. Here are the 2020 quarters that will include some from West Point:

National Park of American Samoa
Weir Farm National Historic Site – Connecticut
Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve – US Virgin Islands
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park – Vermont
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve – Kansas

These quarters also have a privy mark on the left side of the obverse. The privy mark has a “V75” representing the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. The outline represents the Rainbow Pool at the World War II Memorial in Washington DC.

Are You Going To Be Looking For 2020 West Point Quarters?

As I write this, West Point has begun minting the 2020-W quarters for circulation. So far, I haven’t seen a 2019 West Point quarter yet in change or all the quarter rolls I got for laundry. I have heard from others saying they have found one or more, so I’m not giving up.

Who knows? I did find an “S” mint mark in one of the quarter rolls I got last year which surprised me, but alas no “W”. Maybe I’ll find one of the new 2020 quarters. In a way, this reminds me of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and all the people searching for one of five golden tickets. Will you be checking your change like me for that rare West Point quarter?

Here’s one way to consider the rarity of the “W” mint mark quarters. The following displays the mintages for the 2019 Lowell National Park quarters:

Philadelphia: 165,800,000
Denver: 182,200,000
West Point: 2,000,000

As you can see, that makes a total of 350,000,000 minted for that particular quarter. So, this means that only 0.6% of the Lowell quarters will have a “W” mint mark. Not even 1% of the total! In a way that makes it a modern rarity, and in circulation. That should convince anyone to look for them.

Unfortunately, West Point will not do Washington Quarters in 2021. As a result the fifty-sixth and final America the Beautiful quarter and the Washington crossing the Delaware quarter will be without a “W”.