From Coin Collectors’ Dreams to Billion-Dollar Reality: The Forgotten 1965 No-Mint Mark Quarter!

Mon, 04 May 2026 06:19:16 +0000

From Coin Collectors’ Dreams to Billion-Dollar Reality: The Forgotten 1965 No-Mint Mark Quarter For avid coin collectors and history enthusiasts, few artifacts carry the allure and mystery of rare collectibles—especially those steeped in historical significance. Among the most fascinating stories in numismatics is that of the 1965 No-Mint Mark Quarter, a forgotten coin that nearly began as a collector’s dream and evolved into a rare treasure valued at almost $1 million. ### A Piece of American Coin History The 1965 quarter famously lacks the mint mark, a small but crucial detail that indicates where on a U.S. Mint facility the coin was produced. In 1965, all quarters were struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which didn’t stamp coins with a mint mark. However, the rumors of a “no-mint mark” 1965 quarter stem from debates over confusion with pennies from the same year—pennies from 1965 were struck at Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Denver, all without mint marks.