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1976-S 40% Silver Bicentennial quarter value guide -- the one Bicentennial quarter actually worth a premium.
Condition drives the price — full breakdown below.
Note: a full grade-by-grade breakdown for this coin is still being compiled.
8,906,940 struck — against the other key dates in the Bicentennial Quarter series.
Bars are scaled to keep the smallest mintages visible; the exact figure is printed on every row. Mintage is coins struck, not coins surviving — melting and circulation wear thin those numbers further.
Sold only in special 3-coin Bicentennial silver sets direct from the Mint (uncirculated and proof), never released into general circulation -- this is the variety worth looking for, not the common copper-nickel clad quarter.
At 5.75 g and 40% silver, each coin contains about 0.0739 troy oz of actual silver -- meaning its floor value moves with the live silver spot price even before any collector premium.
Live listings matching the 1976-S 40% Silver Bicentennial Quarter
Other dates and varieties in this series
What to check before you pay, specific to this date and its 8,906,940-coin mintage.
The same date runs from about $13 worn to $14 at the top of the scale — a 1× spread. Nearly all of that gap is condition, not the date on the coin, so work out where an example sits on the table above before deciding whether its asking price is fair.
Grading fees would eat much of what this coin is worth, so raw examples are normal here and nothing to be wary of. Judge it on clear photos of both sides and the seller's track record instead.
Every Bicentennial Quarter listed here is priced by an individual seller, so the same coin in the same grade can differ by a wide margin on any given day. Sort by price, check Metal Points and order history for a sense of the seller's record, and message them if the photos don't show enough to grade confidently.
About the 1976-S 40% Silver Bicentennial Quarter
Value depends heavily on condition. A well-worn example brings closer to —, while an uncirculated one can reach $13 or more.
Sold only in special 3-coin Bicentennial silver sets direct from the Mint (uncirculated and proof), never released into general circulation -- this is the variety worth looking for, not the common copper-nickel clad quarter.
For anything you believe is a key date or an error, professional grading protects both buyer and seller by settling condition and authenticity before money changes hands.
The rest of the series, with what each is worth at the top of the grade scale.
List it free on PeerMetals — flat 2.75% seller fee, zero listing fees, 1–3 day payouts.
