Coin Highlights
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Issuer: United States of America
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Date: 1947
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Mint: Denver (D)
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Denomination: 25 Cents (Quarter Dollar)
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Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper
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Weight: 6.25 g
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Diameter: 24.3 mm
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Grade: NGCX MS 9.7 ≈ MS67 (Gem Uncirculated)
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Holder: Funbox 2024 NGCX presentation
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Obverse Design: Bust of George Washington, designed by John Flanagan, with LIBERTY above and motto IN GOD WE TRUST.
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Reverse Design: Heraldic eagle with wings spread, perched on a bundle of arrows above olive branches.
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Edge: Reeded
Historical Significance
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The Washington Quarter series began in 1932 to honor the bicentennial of George Washington’s birth and continued as the standard quarter design until the Statehood Quarter program launched in 1999.
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The 1947-D issue, struck at the Denver Mint, was part of America’s post–World War II coinage, with a mintage of 15,338,400 coins.
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Collectors prize Denver Mint coins of this era for their relatively lower survival in gem condition compared to Philadelphia issues
F-12 Fine—Hair lines about Washington’s ear visible. Tiny feathers on eagle’s breast faintly visible.
VF-20 Very Fine—Most hair details visible. Wing feathers clear.
EF-40 Extremely Fine—Hair lines sharp. Wear spots confined to top of eagle’s legs and center of
breast.
MS-60 Uncirculated—No trace of wear, but many contact marks, surface spotting, or faded luster
possible.
MS-63 Choice Uncirculated—No trace of wear. Light blemishes. Attractive mint luster.
MS-65 Gem Uncirculated—Only light, scattered contact marks that are not distracting. Strong luster,
good eye appeal.
PF-65 Gem Proof—Hardly any blemishes, and no flaws
