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This listing is for one 1956 Washington Quarter from the Denver mint, as pictured; D mark denoting the Denver Mint. Washington silver quarters ran from 1932 - 1964 & the design remained the same for decades after the switch from silver to clad. As the United States prepared to celebrate the 1932 bicentennial of the birth of its first president, George Washington, members of the bicentennial committee established by Congress sought a Washington half dollar. They wanted to displace for that year only the regular issue Walking Liberty half dollar; instead Congress permanently replaced the Standing Liberty quarter, requiring that a depiction of Washington appear on the obverse of the new coin. The new silver quarters entered circulation on August 1, 1932, & continued to be struck in silver until the Mint transitioned to copper-nickel clad coinage in 1965. A special reverse commemorating the United States Bicentennial was used in 1975 & 1976, with all pieces bearing the double date 1776-1976; there are no 1975-dated quarters. 1/4 ounce of silver. Thanks for stopping by! 1956 Washington Quarters P&d Mints - Choose By Grade & Mint D Silver Quarter P
