When you collect coins, some are worth a lot more than their face value. This is usually because they are old and have a lot of history behind them.
On the other hand, you can get a lot of money for pieces that have not been used in years. The “America the Beautiful” quarter is one of them.
America the Beautiful Quarters were made by the U.S. Mint from 2010 to 2021. There were 56 of them.
The goal was to honor national parks and other important sites in every U.S. state, territory, and the District of Columbia, as well as in Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Five coins were to be released each year. On the back, there is a picture of a national park or other national site for each U.S. state, territory, and the District of Columbia.
What are the America the Beautiful coins that can make you the most money?
Salt River Bay National Historical Park 25 cent coin
Year of issue: 2020
In the U.S. Virgin Islands, Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve is honored on this coin. On St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, it is a museum that comes to life.
There are more than a billion of these coins in circulation, but only about two million are from West Point. This is one of the hardest coins to find that has never been used. In 2024, one went for $6,600.
Lowell National Historical Park 25 cent
Year of issue: 2019-W
Lowell National Historical Park preserves and explains Lowell, Massachusetts’s part in the Industrial Revolution. It also keeps records of people’s lives during that time, along with the factories and culture of the period.
The coin shows a woman working at a loom in the 1800s. The coin, which was mostly made somewhere else, is one of the most valuable in the series. In 2024, a piece that had never been worn sold for $5,040.
25 cents from San Antonio Missions National Park
Year of issue: 2019-W
The San Antonio Missions, which were built in the 18th century, were some of the largest groups of Spanish missions in North America. They helped build the city of San Antonio, Texas.
It was based on a Spanish colonial coin and shows the bell tower of a mission. This is one of the rarest coins in the set. Because some issues came out six days early by accident, it makes them worth more. In 2024, one of these sales went for $1,260.
Yellowstone National Park 25-cent coin
Year of issue: 2010-D
This is the second quarter of 2010 and the second one that the U.S. Mint has put out as part of the America the Beautiful Quarters program. The coin was first talked about on June 1, 2010.
There is a bison and the Old Faithful Geyser on the coin that shows Wyoming. It is hard to find this coin in good condition because it is the second in the series. In 2017, a coin struck in Denver was sold for $1,140. On the auction market, it is worth $2,000.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park quarter coin
Year of issue: 2010-P
The North Dakota coin for Theodore Roosevelt National Park shows a young Theodore Roosevelt riding a horse and looking over the land near the Little Missouri River.
The proposed designs were made with input from people who work for Theodore Roosevelt National Park. It was so valuable that one example sold for $1,020 in 2018.
