Will these "50-state commemorative" quarter be worth anything in the future?

by MP1116 on January 30th, 2004

Yes...approximately $.25 USD. State commemorative quarters are simply variations of standard U.S. Currency. Although they were produced in a certain amount of quantities, they are by no means rare or hard to find. I can't even remember when the last time I got a non-commemorative quarter as change was. Most programs that sponsor collections for the quarters are simply for the novelty value. Although the coins will stop being produced in a few more years, they will remain at their standard-issue currency value of $.25. Unless there is a dramatic but unlikely change in the United States at all within the next century or so, be it in currency or some other form of change, these coins will only become valuable to collectors who may have missed out on the chance to own them when they were issued. As far as the US Government is concerned they will remain at their currency value, but collectors may pay more for such coins if they become hard to find. The likelihood of these coins being worth anything at all within the next 50 years is slim to nil, but you never know. Its just like the 'wheat penny'. They have become very hard to find, but as far as the U.S. Government is concerned, the value of the old 'wheat penny' is $.01 USD. To collectors however, it may be of much more worth. So to answer your question, the state commemorative quarters may eventually be of some worth, but not any time soon...if you are collecting them now, perhaps it would be a good investment for your grandchildren, or even more, your grandchildren's grandchildren. But as for this lifetime the state commemorative quarters won't be of any significant worth.