LOOK: Are Valuable Colorado Quarters In Your Change Drawer?

How much change is sitting in that junk drawer you have a home in Grand Junction? How much is sitting in the cup holder out in your car? How many quarters have you got sitting in that big pile of change?

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It's time to take a closer look at every Colorado quarter sitting in your change drawer. You may have a Colorado quarter worth way more than .25 cents.

Colorado's State Quarter

Colorado's state quarter was issued in 2006. The Obverse side of the coin (the face) looks similar to the original Washington Quarter, with a few differences in the text. Our quarter reads, "United States of America – Liberty – In God We Trust – Quarter Dollar." The reverse side shows Longs Peak surrounded by trees above a banner that reads, "Colorful Colorado." Many of these coins are made of copper nickel with a denomination of 25 cents.

Finding the Mint Mark

The Obverse side (face side) of each Colorado quarter displays a small letter that is called the mint mark. D stands for Denver, P stands for Philadelphia, and S indicates the coin was minted in San Fransico.

If you find a Colorado quarter from 2006 with an "S" mint mark, you've got a coin worth a lot more than .25 cents.

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Colorado's Quarters Worth More Than .25 Cents

As a part of the proof sets that are created when new coins are released, 1,585,008 Colorado quarters were minted with an "S" mint mark from the San Fransisco mint and released. CoinAppraiser.com says these quarters are 90% silver and only 10% copper and are often worth $5 to $10. Way more than .25 cents