PCGS MS67+
PCGS MS67+
- PCGS #:
- 5873
- Designer:
- John Flanagan
- Edge:
- Reeded
- Diameter:
- 24.30 millimeters
- Weight:
- 6.30 grams
- Mintage:
- 127,554,756
- Mint:
- Denver
- Metal:
- 90% Silver, 10% Copper
- Auction Record:
- $18,400 • MS67 • 04-18-2012 • Heritage Auctions
Major Varieties
- 1962-D 25C
Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More
| Survival Estimate | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 12,755,000 |
| 60 or Better | 90,000 |
| 65 or Better | 5,000 |
| Numismatic Rarity | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | R-1.0 |
| 60 or Better | R-2.1 |
| 65 or Better | R-4.0 |
| Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 35 / 93 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 80 / 93 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 15 / 93 TIE |
| Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 35 / 93 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 80 / 93 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 15 / 93 TIE |
Condition Census What Is This?
#1 PCGS MS67+
As PCGS MS67 #18500660: “The George’s Army Collection," Heritage Auctions, April 19, 2012, Lot 5107 – $18,400. As PCGS MS67 #42213773. Heritage Auctions, August 20, 2021, Lot 3769 – $3,120. As PCGS MS67+ #50985363. Heritage Auctions, May 4, 2025, Lot 3709 – $5,160. Intense rainbow toning on both sides, with a band of green, blue, and magenta at the top of the obverse and the bottom of the reverse. When the George's Army Collection sold in April 2012, this example was a top pop, pop two coin. |
#1 PCGS MS67+
As NGC MS67 #3571456-002. Heritage Auctions, April 23, 2014, Lot 3547 – $3,718.75. As PCGS MS67+ #30975648. Heritage Auctions, January 8, 2015, Lot 4796 – $7,637.50; "Red's Silver Washingtons Collection" (PCGS Set Registry); David Lawrence Rare Coins, March 22, 2020, Lot 4296 – $5,250; GreatCollections, June 20, 2021, Lot 990971 – $6,242.61; Dr. John O. Phillips; "The Brodie Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). Vibrant green, gold, orange, and russet toning on the obverse. This color carries over to a lesser degree on the reverse. |
#1 PCGS MS67+
“The Washington Rainbows Collection,” Stack’s Bowers, March 25, 2021, Lot 2352 – $5,280; "The Escalante Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). Vivid rust-colored peripheral toning with a thin band of blue and green. Brilliant reverse. |
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#1 PCGS MS67+
As PCGS MS67 #30861334. Heritage Auctions, January 29, 2015 – $5,170; “The jwb1040 Collection,” Heritage Auctions, February 22, 2018, Lot 3661 – $5,040. As PCGS MS67 #36065627. “Sunset Collection, Part 62,” GreatCollections, January 27, 2019, Lot 665433 – $3,937.50; As PCGS MS67+ #38172924. GreatCollections, November 17, 2019, Lot 674172 – $11,822.63. As PCGS MS67+ #38669659. GreatCollections, August 16, 2020, Lot 862454 – $11,250; Dell Loy Hansen; "The D.L. Hansen Washington Quarters Complete Variety Set" (PCGS Set Registry). Gold and russet rim toning on the left side of the obverse and reverse. |
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#1 PCGS MS67+
"The BL Washington Quarter Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). Vivid rainbow toning with a "liquified" appearance on the obverse. Gold and Peach toning on the reverse. |
#6 PCGS MS67
Stack's Bowers, November 19, 2025, Lot 94136 - $1,080; Lynn Schlosser; "The Lynn's Georges Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). Faint coating of champagne gold patination. Russet-gold toning along the borders. |
#6 PCGS MS67
Heritage Auctions, July 20, 2025, Lot 7135 - $1,320. All over-golden-orange patination with red and green-blue highlights. |
#6 PCGS MS67
Heritage Auctions, July 10, 2014, Lot 3745 – $9,400; “Charlie O’s Collection,” Heritage Auctions, June 7, 2019, Lot 3734 – $3,600; Heritage Auctions, May 4, 2022, Lot 3487 – $1,920. Brilliant. To hairline thin diagonal marks to the bottom left of L in LIBERTY. Thin diagonal mark on Washington's neck. Two minor ticks on Washington's bust truncation over 96. |
#6 PCGS MS67
As NGC MS67 #251445-018. Heritage Auctions, November 5, 2004, Lot 6833 – $747.50. As NGC MS67 # 1887128-002. Heritage Auctions, June 5, 2020, Lot 3476 – $1,020. As PCGS MS67 #40189656. Stack’s Bowers, December 18, 2020, Lot 2198 – $1,680; Heritage Auctions, February 25, 2021, Lot 7051 – $2,520. Patches of russet and brown toning on the obverse and reverse. Small tick on Washington's nose. Light contact mark on jaw. |
#6 PCGS MS67
As PCGS MS67 #28605544. Heritage Auctions, February 4, 2014, Lot 5131 – $15,275; Stack’s Bowers, August 2015, Lot 400 – Passed; Stack’s Bowers, April 1, 2016, Lot 16306 – $4,000 Reserve Not Met; “The Centurion Collection”, GreatCollections, February 18, 2018, Lot 533890 – $2,925; Heritage Auctions, June 14, 2018, Lot 3755 – $2,880; Heritage Auctions, November 9, 2018, Lot 3649 – $2,880; GreatCollections, August 4, 2019, Lot 724414 – $1,749.38; GreatCollections, May 31, 2020, Lot 843189 – $2,178.01. As PCGS MS67 #40202940. Brilliant. Two small diagonal marks at the tip of the eagle's right wing. |
#6 PCGS MS67
As PCGS MS67 #35761518. Stack’s Bowers, August 17, 2018, Lot 3258 – $2,160. As PCGS MS67 #36108694. "The RickJones Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). Brilliant. Thin arced mark near the upper left obverse rim. Small tick at the center of the arced mark. |
#6 PCGS MS67
As PCGS MS67 #83774118. Heritage Auctions, July 6, 2017, Lot 3083 – $3,760; Heritage Auctions, November 2, 2017, Lot 16533 – $3,840; “The Five Generations of Eby Collection,” Heritage Auctions, January 11, 2019, Lot 5054 – $2,400. As PCGS MS67 #36784164. Latte patination with mauve and goldenrod accents. Pin-sized tick on cheek. |
#6 PCGS MS67
Heritage Auctions, January 8, 2015, Lot 4795 – $4,758.75; "The Buckeye Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). Brilliant. Blunt diagonal mark to the left of Washington's forehead. Small diagonal mark near the rim at 10 o'clock. Horizontal mark on the eagle's left knee. |
#6 PCGS MS67
Heritage Auctions, December 4, 2014, Lot 3575 – $5,875; "The Nye's Folly Collection" (PCGS Set Registry) Swirling raimbow toning in champagne gold, green and red toning covers the obverse. |
#6 PCGS MS67
Dell Loy Hansen; "The D.L. Hansen Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). |
#6 PCGS MS67
Mitchell Spivack; "Wondercoin's Silver Washington Quarter Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). Allover peach patination with flecks of gold, orange, and green along the periphery. |
#6 PCGS MS67
Crescent of pointilistic rainbow toning at the lower obverse. |
#6 PCGS MS67
Pointilist iridescent rainbow toning on the obverse. Reverse shows a crescent-shaped band of gold green toning along the lower periphery. |
#6 PCGS MS67
Vivid crimson, green, and black crescent toning along the upper obverse and lower reverse. |
The 1962-D Washington Quarter
During the 1962 and 1963 fiscal years, the demand for circulating coinage was relentless. To keep pace, the Denver Mint operated around the clock, running three eight-hour shifts to strike coins 24 hours a day. While Lincoln Cents comprised over 70% of the total output, the Mint still produced a then-record 127,554,756 1962-D Washington Quarters (#5873). This historic production run marked the first time any branch mint had crossed the 100-million-quarter threshold since the wartime peak of 1944.
Collecting the 1962-D Washington Quarter
The 1962-D is a 90% silver issue that was once a common staple of American commerce. However, as the U.S. Mint transitioned to copper-nickel "clad" coinage in 1965, these silver pieces began to vanish. A massive hoarding effort followed, with the Treasury Department and the general public pulling millions of dollars in face value from circulation. For most, the 1962-D was a hole filler or strictly a bullion play. It wasn't until the arrival of PCGS that collectors began to take note of the issue's condition scarcity in grades PCGS MS66+ and above.
Choice Mint State examples remain relatively common, fueled by the mid-century craze for coin roll investing and the widespread hoarding of silver following the Coinage Act of 1965. One of the most reliable ways to source high-grade specimens is through original U.S. Mint Uncirculated Sets. While these sets originally retailed for just $2.40 (approximately $25 in today's currency), they now command market prices near $100.
However, there is a massive gulf in scarcity between coins graded PCGS MS66 and PCGS MS67. To put this in perspective: while MS67 examples account for roughly 4.5% of all 1932–1964 Washington Quarter submissions, that figure drops to a mere 1.2% for the 1962-D. This makes a top-tier 1962-D an exceptionally difficult "find" for registry set collectors.
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Though the mintage is huge...over 100,000,000 coins, this is one of the scarcer 1941-1964 silver Washington quarters in Gem condition. There weren't that many saved at the time of issue and most uncirculated survivors have lots of marks and abraisions.