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$11.72
Washington quarters dated 1964 and earlier are 90% silver. From 1965 the composition changed to copper-nickel clad, which is worth face value only.
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The 1932-D and 1932-S are scarce key dates worth well above melt in any condition. Check the date before selling a quarter for its silver.
| Total weight | 6.25 g |
|---|---|
| Fineness | .900 (90%) |
| Pure silver content | 5.625 g (0.1808 ozt) |
| Years struck | 1932–1964 |
| Country | United States |
| Face value | 25¢ |
The 1965 cutoff is the single thing worth knowing: the design did not change, only the metal, so date is the only reliable tell short of weighing the coin. A silver quarter weighs 6.25 g against 5.67 g for a clad one, and rings noticeably higher when dropped. Four quarters make one dollar of face value.
Its melt value is about $11.72, based on 0.1808 troy ounces (5.625 g) of pure silver at a spot price of $64.83 per troy ounce. That is the metal content only — the coin may be worth considerably more to a collector.
The coin weighs 6.25 g in total and is 90% fine (.900), so it contains 5.625 g of pure silver — 0.1808 troy ounces.
Not exactly. Melt value is the raw metal content at spot. Scrap buyers and refiners typically pay 80–95% of melt to cover refining and margin, while recognised bullion coins and collectable dates usually sell for more than melt, not less. Melt is best treated as the floor under a coin’s price.