Hey, got any spare change...? Got any US quarters? Got any minted in 1975?

Question

I've got a whole bunch of every other date, but can't seem to find that one. Why not?

Answer 1

Read this,
http://www.sdreader.com/php/ma_show.php?id=135

1975 is one year before the bicentennial, and the mints were busy making the 1976 coins!

Answer 2

First of all, one person said a mint stamps coin, well they don't, they strike them or mint them. The people telling you that in 1975 the mint made 1976 quarters is true. The mint got special permission from congress to strike the 1776/1976 dated quarters, 1/2 dollars and the Ike dollars in 1975, so there are none dated 1975. Even the 1975 mint and proof sets had the 1976 dated coins in them. Now you know why you can't find any. Want a trivia question, well I will give you one either way. What Year, was the only year that the U.S. mint did not strike a cent?? Give up? 1815 Want to know why, ask a question.

Answer 3

The mint never stamped 1975 on the '75 coins. In both 1975 and 1976 the mints produced the Bicentenial issued quarter, half dollar and dollar. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

That was the year when the US mint began producing the bicentennial quarter with the drummer boy on the back. It says 1776-1976 on the obverse side on the bottom.

There were not any quarters produced that said 1975 on them - all of them from that year and the next were "drummer boy" quarters.
These coins are becoming more and more scarce. I put them aside whenever I encounter them, and apparently they're worth a little more than face value.