https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-r...-of-july-declaration-of-independence-quarters Well something to look for, if you're tired of looking for W's...
Just another reason to keep searching - at 250,000 total I would imagine these will have a fairly decent value especially in higher grades. I can't wait to start looking but doubt they will show up soon, still waiting for the first two to appear here in Colorado.
I'm not a fan. Most of them will get pulled within days of leaving the FRBs and end up on ebay for insane money like the Ws did. If the Mint wants to do these things, the mintages need to be low enough to be fun to find but high enough that they actually get spread into circulation.
I guess I'll never stop ragging and raging about this. They started releasing the bicentennial quarters in 1975. Everybody could get one in change. They're still circulating. Now it's like, let's celebrate our 250th by manufacturing rarities that only a few privileged people will be able to get. What a colossal screw up.
I only recently found an Althea Gibson quarter from last year and had to go through an entire box of quarters to find that lol (stranger still, found a 2025-P before a 2025-D despite living much closer to the Denver Mint). But have found a decent amount of dimes for some reason.
Has anyone seem what these privy mark quarters are going for on eBay! Currently $700-$1,000, sold listings! For that much money I'd rather buy one of those 1/2 oz. silver liberty bell medals if those were the only two options I had. There is no way in my mind these will continue to sell for that much. The mintage is too high.
Presale? Because if they were "made available by July 4", I'm a little suspicious of anyone who already has some...
I don't know if they had an official release date. From the link in the original post: "these 250,000 special “July 4” quarters will be made available to banks and financial institutions nationwide in time for the Fourth of July."
