1967 Quarter Value: No Mint Mark, SMS, Errors and Top Grades

A circulated 1967 quarter is worth 25 cents. It is copper-nickel clad, carries no mint mark, and 1,524,031,848 were struck for circulation, so worn ones are face value as of October 2026. Value above face comes from top uncirculated grades (PCGS values MS67 at $100 and MS68 at $5,250), Special Mint Set coins at $14-40, and very rare errors struck on silver blanks, one of which sold for $5,750.

The "1967 quarter worth $35,000" posts that circulate online are not backed by any sale we could find. The highest auction prices on record for a regular 1967 quarter are a little under $9,000, for coins in near-perfect MS68 and MS69 condition, which almost nobody finds in change.

Quick answer

• Circulated 1967 quarter: 25 cents. It is clad, not silver, and the missing mint mark is normal.
• Uncirculated (PCGS guide): about $16 in MS65, $20 in MS66, $100 in MS67, $850 in MS67+ and $5,250 in MS68.
• Record sales: $8,812.50 for a PCGS MS68 at Heritage in 2017 and $8,156.25 for an NGC MS69 in 2024.
• 1967 Special Mint Set quarter: about $14-40 in typical grades, $1,600 in SP69.
• Struck on a 90 percent silver blank: extremely rare; an ANACS AU58 details coin sold for $5,750 in 2009. It would weigh about 6.25 g instead of 5.67 g.

How do you check a 1967 quarter, step by step?

Confirm it is a normal clad coin, rule out the silver error with a scale, then judge condition.

1. Confirm the date and design. Washington faces left, with the date 1967 below his neck. All 1967 quarters have the same design.
2. Do not look for a mint mark. The Mint left mint marks off every coin dated 1965, 1966 and 1967. CoinWeek reports that 873,524,000 were struck at Philadelphia, 632,767,848 at Denver and 17,740,000 at San Francisco, and none of them can be told apart. A 1967 quarter with no letter is not an error.
3. Look at the edge. A normal 1967 quarter shows a copper stripe between two gray layers. A solid silver-gray edge with no copper is the first sign of a silver blank, though dirt and toning can hide the stripe.
4. Weigh it. Use a digital scale reading to 0.01 grams. About 5.6 to 5.7 grams means clad, which is nearly every coin. About 6.2 to 6.3 grams points to a 90 percent silver blank.
5. Check the scale. If you get a heavy reading, weigh a modern nickel (5.00 g) and a modern quarter (about 5.67 g). If both read correctly, the heavy reading is real.
6. Judge the condition. Look at Washington's cheekbone and the hair above his ear, and at the eagle's breast on the back. Any rub, flatness or gray dullness means circulated, and a circulated 1967 that is not an error is 25 cents.
7. Check the finish and where it came from. A coin with smooth, semi-reflective surfaces and very sharp detail that came out of a sealed 1967 Special Mint Set is an SMS coin, valued separately.
8. Price from sold results, not asking prices, for the exact grade and finish.

What is a 1967 quarter worth?

Face value unless it is uncirculated, a Special Mint Set coin or a real error. The table uses the PCGS Price Guide and recorded sales as of October 2026.

CoinWeek's market data shows how much prices at the top swing. One PCGS MS68 sold for $8,812.50 in 2017 and the same coin brought $4,800 in 2020. An MS67+ sold for $5,170 in September 2016, and another brought $517 five months later. Top-grade prices depend on a handful of buyers, so treat any single result as a data point, not a rule.

Is a 1967 quarter really worth $35,000?

No. We found no sale of a regular 1967 quarter anywhere near that figure. PCGS lists the auction record for the date as $8,813 for an MS68 at Heritage in January 2017, and the single finest coin known, an NGC MS69, sold for $8,156.25 in 2024. Those are the two best 1967 quarters out of more than 1.5 billion made.

Big numbers usually come from three places:

• Asking prices on marketplace listings. Anyone can list a worn 1967 quarter for $35,000. CoinWeek notes a rash of high-priced eBay listings of ordinary worn 1967 quarters described as rare or full of errors, and says nothing in the literature supports those claims.
• Lists that mix up coins. Some articles put a record for a different coin, a silver error or a proof next to the 1967 date.
• Misread "errors." The missing mint mark, machine doubling and post-mint damage are all common and add nothing.

If you see a big claim, look for a completed sale from Heritage, Stack's Bowers, GreatCollections or another major auction, with a graded coin and its holder number.

What is a 1967 Special Mint Set quarter?

In 1965, 1966 and 1967 the Mint made no proof sets. It sold Special Mint Sets instead, with coins struck more carefully than business strikes on better-prepared dies. CoinWeek reports that 1,863,344 sets were made in 1967. The quarter has smooth, almost glassy surfaces and sharp detail, while a business strike shows frosty, satiny luster. The SMS quarter is clad, like the circulating coin.

PCGS guide values for the 1967 SMS quarter are about $14 in SP65, $16 in SP66, $22 in SP67, $40 in SP68 and $1,600 in SP69. Real auction prices for graded SP67 and SP68 coins have mostly been $10 to $60, and the PCGS auction record is $610 for an SP69. Coins with cameo contrast and two listed doubled dies (a doubled die obverse, FS-101, and a doubled die reverse, FS-801) are tracked separately and bring more. If your coin came out of the original SMS package with the other 1967 coins, keep the set together; most sets sell as a unit.

Can a 1967 quarter be silver?

Only as a rare error. When the Mint switched to clad in 1965, a few leftover 90 percent silver blanks were fed into the presses with clad ones, and a coin struck on one weighs about 6.25 grams with no copper on its edge. These transitional errors are best known for 1965. For 1967 they are far rarer: CoinWeek records an ANACS AU58 details (cleaned) coin that sold for $5,750 at Stack's Bowers in May 2009, and we could not find any other confirmed auction sale. Sales are too thin to give a reliable range.

A scale settles it at home. If your 1967 quarter weighs 6.2 to 6.3 grams on a checked scale and the edge shows no copper, take it to a dealer and then to PCGS or NGC, which can test the metal. If it weighs 5.6 to 5.7 grams, it is clad, whatever its color.

What other 1967 quarter errors are worth money?

Real mint errors on 1967 quarters include off-center strikes, clipped planchets, broadstrikes, struck-through errors and coins struck on the wrong denomination's blank. Each is priced on its own, by how dramatic it is and its grade, and small, ordinary errors sell for far less than the dramatic ones. CoinWeek suggests checking any claimed variety against the CONECA Master List before buying or selling.

What is not an error: no mint mark (normal for the year), flat, shelf-like doubling on letters (machine doubling, common), a stripe that looks "too copper" (normal clad), and scratches, dents or green spots (damage).

A worked example

Say you have a roll of quarters from a relative and pull out eleven dated 1967. They all look gray and worn, but one looks a little brighter and heavier in the hand.

You start with the edge: all eleven show a copper stripe, including the bright one. You weigh the bright one anyway on a 0.01 gram scale and get 5.66 grams; a modern quarter on the same scale reads 5.67. It is clad. Under a lamp, Washington's cheek is smooth and flat on every coin, so all eleven are circulated. The roll is worth $2.75 at face. Had one coin weighed 6.24 grams with a solid silver edge, the next step would be a close photo of the edge, a dealer's opinion and then authentication, because that coin would be worth thousands.

Common mistakes

• Thinking no mint mark makes it rare. No 1967 quarter has one.
• Believing a listing price. Asking prices of $35,000 are not sales.
• Calling an SMS quarter silver. It is clad, like the circulating coin.
• Judging silver by color or sound. Use a checked scale.
• Treating a worn coin as MS67. Top-grade prices apply only to graded coins with almost no marks.
• Cleaning the coin. It cannot change the metal and it ends any chance of a high grade. See should you clean old coins.

How WorthPic reads 1967 quarter photos

WorthPic runs on the newest and most capable AI model available, tuned for exactly this kind of identification. For a 1967 quarter it confirms the date and design, looks at the edge for the copper stripe of a clad coin, judges wear on Washington's cheek and hair and on the eagle, and checks the surfaces for the smooth finish of a Special Mint Set coin. It then gives an honest value range, which for most 1967 quarters is 25 cents. A photo cannot show weight, and weight is what proves a silver blank, so it asks for a photo of the coin on a scale when that question matters. It identifies and estimates. It does not authenticate, grade or appraise.

What to photograph

• Both sides straight on, in even light, filling the frame.
• The edge, tilted toward a light, so a copper stripe shows.
• The coin on a 0.01 g scale, with the reading visible.
• Washington's cheek and hair close up, to show wear or luster.
• The original packaging if it came in a Special Mint Set.

When to get it looked at in person

Worn clad 1967 quarters do not need an expert; spend them or keep them as a keepsake. A coin that weighs about 6.25 grams with no copper on the edge, a dramatic mint error, or a coin that looks fully uncirculated with almost no marks belongs with a coin dealer first and then PCGS or NGC. For other dates to watch for, see what quarters are worth money. The 1965 quarter value guide covers the first clad year, where silver-blank errors are better documented, and the 1964 quarter value guide covers the last silver year. For off-metal errors in general, see error coins worth money.

Sources

• PCGS CoinFacts: 1967 25C: mintage, weight, composition, price guide values and the $8,813 MS68 auction record.
• PCGS CoinFacts: 1967 SMS 25C: SMS guide values and the listed doubled die varieties.
• CoinWeek: 1967 Washington Quarter collector's guide: mintage by mint, SMS set count, auction histories, the NGC MS69 sale, the silver-planchet sale and the warning about inflated eBay listings.