TCV Roundtable Blog

100 Greatest U.S Modern Coins Series: 1976 Washington Quarter

While our nation celebrates its 250th anniversary all year long, we are going to take you back 50 years with the next coin in our blog series that follows along with Whitman Publishing’s 100 Greatest United States Modern Coins. Authors Scott Schechter and Jeff Garrett guide us through the importance of its design, the path it paved inadvertently for future modern issues, and the notable ways in which it appeared in sets and in composition.

#78 – 1976 Washington Quarter

One of the most unique observations about this coin landing on this top 100 list is that it is not even remotely rare. In fact, it’s readily available in a number of different finishes and grades. However, authors Schechter and Garrett recognize the 1976 Bicentennial Quarter Dollar as the “framework for future commemorative-coinage issues,” and credit its first ever thematic design as the gateway to both the Statehood quarter series and the America the Beautiful...read more